HC Deb 17 May 1966 vol 728 cc223-4W
94. Mr. Driberg

asked the Lord President of the Council if he will move to amend the Standing Orders of the House so that Bills which have reached their Committee stage at the time of the Dissolution of Parliament need not be reintroduced in a new Parliament, and so that the discussion of them can continue from the point at which it was suspended, at the discretion of the incoming Administration or of the private Members originally in charge of each Bill.

Mr. Bowden

Proposals of this nature have been discussed in Parliament and carefully considered on many occasions and it was then concluded that the constitutional law by which Parliamentary proceedings are discontinued by prorogation ought not to be disturbed. The Select Committee on Procedure could, if it wished, look at this matter.