§ Mr. KINGasked the Prime Minister whether he has considered the suggestion made from the Front Opposition Bench that a Committee might be formed on quasi-Cabinet lines to draft a Bill on a subject outside the usual limits of party controversy; whether he is aware that the suggestion was accepted by the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the right hon. Member for the City of London; whether he is prepared to propose new Standing Orders to regulate such a procedure; and whether, if the subject be not deemed ripe for such action, means will be taken to consult the opinion of hon. Members upon it?
§ The PRIME MINISTERAs was recently stated, the formation of such a Committee is a question for those interested in the particular matter, and not for the Government.