§ SIR WILFRID LAWSON (Cumberland, Cockermouth)asked the First Lord of the Treasury, Whether, seeing that the promised Local Government measure comprising alterations in the Licensing Laws has been abandoned for this Session, and seeing that no opportunity has been afforded for the discussion of the Resolution endorsing the popular veto. Her Majesty's Government will, following the precedent of 1871, introduce a suspensory Bill prohibiting the issue of any fresh licences at the next Annual Licensing Sessions throughout the country?
§ THE FIRST LORD (Mr. W. H. SMITH) (Strand, Westminster)The hon. Baronet must be perfectly aware that a 386 measure of this kind would not be either short or simple. It is a measure which will lead to great opposition, and I cannot undertake that it will be introduced this Session.