§ Captain Corfieldasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has now received the report of the Committee on Bankruptcy Law Amendment appointed by his predecessor; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Sir D. EcclesI have received the Committee's Report which is being published today as a Command Paper. The Minutes of Evidence are being printed sand will be published in about two months.
This is the first comprehensive review og bankruptcy law for nearly fifty years and I should like to thank the Committee for the very thorough way in which they have reviewed a complex branch of legislation. The Committee's recommendations cover many aspects of bankruptcy procedure, including in particular the problem presented by the large number of undischarged bankrupts, on which the Committee suggest a possible solution. I hope to make a further statement when study of the Committee's recommendations has been completed.