§ SIR MARK J. STEWART (Kirkcudbright)I beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer if the Government are going to bring in a Bill to disestablish and disendow the Church of Scotland; and, if so, when; or are they going to adopt as their own Bill the Church of Scotland Bill now before the House, and to press it on the attention of the House this Session?
§ THE SECRETARY FOR SCOTLAND (Sir GEORGE TREVELYAN, Glasgow, Bridgeton)The Government, as has been before this stated in the House, will not have the time to introduce a Bill for the Disestablishment and Disendowment of the Church of Scotland this Session; and they are unable to give facilities for the promotion of any Bill introduced on the subject by a private Member. I may state, however, that the Bill introduced by the hon. Baronet the Member for the College Division of Glasgow has the approval of the Government, and represents their views on the question.