§ MR. THORBURN (Peebles and Selkirk)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether, looking to the fact that the time of private Members is now virtually absorbed by the Government, he will give facilities for the discussion of the Church of Scotland Reference Bill, which provides for the reference of the question of the disestablishment and disendowment of the Church of Scotland to the Parliamentary electors of Scotland?
§ MR. W. E. GLADSTONENo, Sir. I cannot hold out any expectation in the direction referred to by the hon. Member. He must be aware that the Bill involves a Constitutional change of enormous importance, and in the present state of Public Business I cannot make any promise.