28 FEBRUARY 1941, Page 3

But the House of Commons is less concerned with the

personal and more worried by the constitutional position. I now hear that if Lord Halifax had happened to be in the Commons, it is doubtful whether he could have retained his seat, because the post of Ambassador to America is a " new post " and did not exist at the beginning of the eighteenth century when certain crucial decisions were made on these matters. The question therefore arises, will this Bill tidy up the constitutional issues? Apparently Regional Commissioners are covered by a special Act ; so are members serving in the Forces.