QUESTIONS IN HOUSE

Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 57, 5 September 1945, Page 9

QUESTIONS IN HOUSE

PRiOR SUBMISSION

During the war, in the interests of security, the practice was followed when .members desired to ask questions in the House of Representatives to submit them beforehand to Mr.. Speaker. Yesterday afternoon the Leader of the Opposition raised the question of whether, now that the war was over, it was necessary to continue this arrangement. Mr. Holland said he assumed that the security reason had now disappeared. The Prime Minister , (Mr. Fraser) said that immediately the war ended he discussed the matter with Mr. Speaker. The Government had no purpose to serve by questions being submitted before being asked. Mr. Speaker said he thought the broadcasting of Parliament altered the position entirely and that the matter should be discussed so that they could come to some arrangement. His own opinion at the present time was that no question should be asked unless first submitted to 4he Speaker. That was still done in the House of Commons. A question might be published over the air and then ruled out of order. That would creat: some difficulty and he thought the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition should come to some arrangement.

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