§ Sir W. Edgeasked the Prime Minister whether, with a view to the investigation into the operation of equal pay, he will ask the Royal Commission on the Population to obtain evidence as to its effect on the birthrate.
§ The Prime MinisterNo, Sir. The terms of reference of the Royal Commission have been so drawn as to exclude nothing that is relevant to the whole problem of population trends in Great Britain, and 211W it is for the Royal Commission itself to determine on what matters it should obtain evidence.