Sir Louis Smith
Former MP for Sheffield, Hallam
Former MP for Sheffield, Hallam
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On a point of Order. Seeing that there are 190 Questions on the Paper, could you not use your discretion, Mr. Speaker, when many questions are put down to one Minister, and divide them over several days, according to their relative importance and urgency, instead of all the questions being taken on one day?
Would my right hon. Friend give this matter further consideration, seeing that it is hardly a sound business proposition to be exporting ships for other countries to break up when we have facilities for breaking them up here, and are importing from those countries at the same time?
Is my right hon. Friend aware that a large body of Conservatives who heard this statement welcomed it as a well-balanced and most helpful speech?
Former MP for Sheffield, Hallam
Entered the House of Commons on 16 July 1928 — unknown
Left the House of Commons on 10 May 1939 — unknown
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