HC Deb 05 March 1885 vol 295 cc101-2
MR. HEALY

asked Mr. Solicitor General for Ireland, When the Government propose to assimilate the Irish Municipal Franchise to that of England?

MR. CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN

(who replied): The Government are fully alive to the defects in the existing municipal franchise in Ireland and to the desirableness of legislating on the subject; which, however, is one of those which must be included in the general statement already made, that no announcement of the Government's programme of legislation for the Session can be looked for until further progress has been made with the Parliamentary Elections (Redistribution) Bill.

MR. HEALY

said, that the right hon. Gentleman, in replying to a previous Question, said a Bill was being prepared. Was that being done in this case?

MR. CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN

said, that a Bill was being prepared; but that they could not make any fur- ther statement until some progress was made with the Parliamentary Elections (Redistribution) Bill.

MR. HEALY

Will this Bill have precedence of the coercion measure referred to?

[No reply.]