§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Prime Minister in view of the fact that Members of Parliament in the House of Lords are enabled to hold chairmanships of nationalised industries, and other Exchequer paid offices of profit under the Crown, whether she will give the reasons why she will not introduce legislation to put them on the same footing as hon. Members of the House of Commons.
§ The Prime MinisterBecause the membership and functions of the House of Lords are very different from those of the House of Commons.