§ Mr. du Cannasked the Lord President of the Council, whether he is now able to give an assurance that the Select Committee on Expenditure will be reappointed within a specific period after the start of the next Session; and whether the time hitherto allocated each Session for debates on reports of the former Estimates Committee will now be allocated for debates on reports of the Expenditure Committee.
§ Mr. WhitelawI have already undertaken that I shall arrange that the Motion172W reappointing the Expenditure Committee will be put to the House as soonas possible after the start of the next Session—[Vol. 820, c. 393–4.] I anticipate that this will be within a fortnight of the beginning of the Session. As regards debates on the reports of the Committee I can certainly give the assurance that there will be at least one day, and I will favourably consder further opportunities.