asked the First Lord of the Treasury, If he is prepared to give the House the names of the three gentlemen he proposes to add to the Charity Commission to carry out the Endowed Schools Acts Amendment Act, and to till up the vacancy in the Charity Commission?
Sir, I am not at present prepared to furnish those names, as the matter is one of great importance, and requires the utmost consideration. They should be names which command the confidence of all parties in the House, and therefore I cannot say that I am prepared to give them. I shall be happy to receive any suggestions from the hon. Member or any other hon. Gentleman.
said, that when the original Act of 1869 was passed the names of the Commissioners were asked for on that side of the House, and they were immediately given by the Government, and before the Bill left that House. Would the right hon. Gentleman be willing to do so in the present case?
I think it might be desirable to do so.