§ SIR STAFFORD NORTHCOTEasked the First Lord of the Treasury, Whether the Government contemplate proposing any Vote of Credit, or any Supplementary Estimates, to meet the charge of the new Military or Naval expenditure in Egypt; and, if so, when the Votes will be submitted to the House?
THE CHANCELLORof the EXCHEQUER (Mr. GUILDERS): My right hon. Friend the First Lord of the Treasury has asked me to answer this Question. The right hon. Gentleman and the House are doubtless aware that no Vote of money can be proposed until Supply is set up, and that Supply cannot be set up until after the Report of the Address in reply to the Gracious Speech from the Throne has been adopted. I have no doubt that it will be necessary to ask 891 for a Supplementary Vote; and, as I said on Tuesday, in reply to the hon. Member for Guildford (Mr. Onslow), I am in communication on this subject with my Colleagues at the War Office and the Admiralty, and no delay will take place in laying the Estimates be-fore the House. Until the Address is adopted it will be impossible to say when that will be.