HC Deb 21 March 1890 vol 342 c1517
MR. CORNWALLIS WEST (Denbigh, W.)

I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether Her Majesty's Government will consider the desirability, in view of the extreme complexity of the question, of proceeding only with those portions of the Tithe Bill which relate to the substitution of County Court process for the existing remedy by distraint, and will consent to the appointment of a Royal Commission to inquire into and report upon the necessity for the revaluation of the tithe in any, and what, districts in England and Wales?

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

Her Majesty's Government have given careful consideration to the many suggestions made to them on this vexed question, and they have come to the conclusion that it is necessary to proceed with the Bill as it has been submitted to the House.

MR. J. MORLEY

When will the Second Reading of the Tithe Bill be taken?

* MR. W. H. SMITH

I hope that it will be taken on Thursday next.