HC Deb 10 May 1887 vol 314 cc1466-8
MR. CHILDERS (Edinburgh, S.)

I should like to ask the First Lord of the Treasury, Whether he could now say what the Business will be on Thursday?

THE FIRST LORD (Mr. W.H. SMITH) (Strand, Westminster)

It is proposed to take the Duke of Connaught's Leave Bill first on Thursday, and the Motion for the Committee on the Army and Navy Estimates second, and then Supply, in the hope of getting the Jubilee Vote, and after that will come the Inland Revenue Bill.

MR. MARK STEWART (Kirkcudbright)

asked what Business would be taken on Friday?

MR. W. H. SMITH

I can hardly expect that the Criminal Law Amendment Bill will be through Committee before then.

MR. LABOUCHERE (Northampton)

asked why the additional Estimate, ordered to be printed on the 20th of April, and promised at the commencement of this week, and to be taken on Thursday, was not yet in the hands of Members?

THE SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY (Mr. JACKSON) (Leeds, N.)

said, that had it not been for the rather late Sitting last night the Estimate would have been in the hands of Members that morning; but it would be in the hands of Members to-morrow morning. It was simple, and would be easily understood.

MR. LABOUCHERE

Sir, should the amount proposed to be voted for the celebration of the service in Westminster Abbey exceed the sum of £2,000, I shall move that it be reduced to that sum. I wish also to ask you, Sir, whether, in the event of a Motion being made to go into Committee of Supply in order to vote an additional Civil Service Esti- mate, the Rule which allows a Motion to be made before you leave the Chair on first going into Committee of Supply on the Civil Service Estimates will be applicable?

MR. SPEAKER

The ordinary Rule will apply. Motions may be made on the Question, "That I now leave the Chair."

MR. LABOUCHERE

said, he had understood the Speaker to rule that if a Motion were made on such an occasion the discussion could not be continued beyond one Sitting.

MR. SPEAKER

said, the hon. Gentleman was in error. He had never ruled that a debate could not be continued if not concluded on the first day that the Motion was made that he should leave the Chair.

MR. CHILDERS

said, he presumed that Supply not being the first Order on Thursday, Motions on going into Committee would be taken in the same way?

MR. SPEAKER

Certainly; that is the case.

MR. HENRY H. FOWLER (Wolverhampton, E.)

asked when it was intended to take the Vote on Account of the Civil Service Estimates?

MR. W. H. SMITH

said, it would be taken on Monday.