HC Deb 20 July 1893 vol 15 cc110-1
MR. THEOBALD (Essex, Romford)

I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury if he will take steps to make legal the hoisting of the Royal standard over any hotel in Ireland where Her Majesty or any member of the Royal Family might be staying, as, in accordance with the law now existing, over no licensed premises in Ireland can be legally hoisted any other symbol than that appertaining to the hotel, and the Irish Executive would, if they enforced obedience to the law, be bound to have it hauled down?

MR. J.MORLEY

The question is whether the Government will take steps to make legal the hoisting of the Royal Standard over any hotel in Ireland where Her Majesty or any member of the Royal Family might be staying. For that purpose, of course, legislation would be necessary; and at this period of the session I do not think it is likely to be undertaken.

MR. THEOBALD

As it is not legal to so hoist the flag, would not the authorities or the Irish Executive be bound to haul it down if it were hoisted?

MR. J.MORLEY

That is a very hypothetical question, and the contingency seems very remote.