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Date01 November 1944
DOIhttp://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2230.1944.tb00989.x
Published date01 November 1944
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MODERN
LAW
REVIEW Nov.,
1944
altering the Aliens Restriction Act,
1914.
and the Aliens Order,
1920,
respectively, are, of course, not affected by the revoking Direction. The
power to direct that all or any provisions of the Aliens Order shall have
effect in relation to heads of diplomatic missions, etc., remains vested in the
Home Secretary.
The Control of Communications Order dated March
25, 1944
(S.
R.
&
0.
1944,
No.
347)
has on July
.4,
1944.
been revoked and superseded by the
Order
S.
R.
&
0.
1944,
No.
,776.
The change does not affect the provisions
referred to above.-E.S.
House
of
Commons Disqualification
(Temporary
Provisions)
Act,
1944
The resignation by Sir Samuel Hoare (now Lord Templewood) of his
seat as
a
member
of
Parliament on tlte ground that his continuous absence
as Ambassador at Madrid-lie has been there four years-makes it impos-
sible for him effectively to represent his constituents, drew attention to
the unsatisfactory position which has grown up as
a
result of the above
Act, which was renewed recently for three years. Under
it
the Prime
Minister
is
able to grant up to twenty-five certificates enabling members
to hold offices of profit under the Crown without disqualification.
As Mr. Pethick-Lawrence said in the debate on the most recent of
these Acts, that of
1944.
members “have never regarded this proposal
as
satisfactory
. . .
It
is nut a good plan that the Government should
be able to employ members of Parliament in offices of profit under the
Crown”] Although the Act was renewed there was considerable criticism
:
the main point being that the intention had been to enable members to
take up temporary appointments in connection with the war, and not
long-term offices such as those of Ambassador, or High Commissioner in
the Dominions which are in effect permanent appointments2 (Sir R.
Cross and Mr. Malcolm MacDonald have been absent on certificates under
the Act for almost
as
long as Sir Samuel Hoare.)
As
Mr. Granville
pointed out,
a
stage has been reached where
a
number
of
constituencies
are “completely disfranchised
”3.
Sir Samuel Hoare has recognised this
and resigned
:
will his colleagues follow his lead
?
R.
S.
T. C.
PARLIAMENT
White
Papers
In the last number of the
MODERN
LAW
REVIEW^
the modern practice
of
ventilating Government policy by means of White Papers was discussed,
and reference was made to the growing practice of departmental con-
sultations with outside interests before the Government’s proposals are
submitted to Parliament, and it was suggested that M.P.s are getting
exigent and querulous about their rights.
This view
is
supported by
a
discussion on the same matter which
occurred in connection with the Town and Country Planning BiL6
Official
Report, 10th Feb,., 1942, 1972.
Ibid..
1975.
2
Ibid.,
Mr.
Shinwell,
1982.
4
Vol.
VII,
NO.
3,
p.
144.
6
House
of
Commons
Official
Report,
Vol
401,
No.
10s.
11th
July,
1944

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