§ Sir L. Lyleasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, when proposals are put upon the Order Book of the House by private Members recommending increased 2015W public expenditure, his Department will, so far as possible, issue memoranda setting out the exact cost of such proposals, so that the public may be well informed as to the ability of the nation to finance them?
§ Sir K. WoodWhile I am in sympathy with my hon. Friend's object in making this proposal I should not feel justified in committing my Department or other Departments to the expenditure of time and labour which it would involve, if adopted as a general rule. Important individual cases can, if necessary, be given special consideration as they arise.