§ Lieut. - Commander KENWORTHYasked the Prime Minister whether he has considered the question of proposing an alteration to the Standing Orders, with a view to meeting earlier in the day, and of carrying through public business at a more reasonable time than at present?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI do not think that the hon. and gallant Member's proposal is practicable. Even under 1215W existing conditions, the pressure of public business renders it most difficult for Ministers to find adequate time for the despatch of the business of their Departments, and if the House were to meet earlier, their task in this respect would be made impossible.