HC Deb 19 June 1893 vol 13 c1422

Bill considered in Committee.

(In the Committee.)

Clause 1 agreed to.

Clause 2.

* MR. HOZIER (Lanarkshire, S)

Will the Secretary for Scotland say whether the Government do not intend to follow the precedent of Edinburgh? The Lord Provost of Edinburgh is ex officio Lord Lieutenant of the County of the City of Edinburgh. Is that privilege to be withheld from Glasgow?

* THE SECRETARY FOR SCOTLAND (Sir G. TREVELYAN,) Glasgow, Bridgeton

This is an important question. On his or her accession to the Throne, the Monarch appoints the Lord Provost of Edinburgh and his successors to this post, and it is the intention of the Government to request Her Majesty to issue a Commission of the same sort for Glasgow. I hope it will be a long time before it is necessary to repeat the request.

MR. HOZIER

It is not provided for in the Bill.

SIR G. TREVELYAN

It is the intention of the Government. I do not think we can bind Her Majesty to take any course.

Clause agreed to.

Bill reported, without Amendment; read the third time, and passed.