Orders of the Day — ELECTRICITY (SUPPLY) BILL [Lords].

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am ar 25 Gorffennaf 1922.

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Photo of Mr Arthur Neal Mr Arthur Neal , Sheffield, Hillsborough

There never was an appeal. You are setting up technical Commissioners who are chosen because they are experts in the particular matters which are referred to them. I think it would be quite without precedent to suggest that there should be an appeal to a Court of Law from a decision of technical experts who have been appointed for that particular purpose. Of course, if the Commissioners exceeded their jurisdiction or exercised their discretion capriciously or without consideration, then I am the last to say that the Courts of Law might not be invoked to deal with that. So long, however, as they act with discretion, then I think it is essential that their judgment should be final. We may have an opportunity, I understand, of discussing the matter on an Amendment which my hon. Friend opposite (Mr. Balfour) intends to move, but I cannot give any hope, when inviting the House to give a Second Reading to this present Clause, that I shall be able to meet my hon. Friend.