VOTE ON ACCOUNT. (Hansard, 23 March 1896)

§ MR. D. LLOYD-GEORGE (Carnarvon District)
said, that he understood that the Government proposed to take the Vote on account at half-past nine o'clock on Friday, when the question of Uganda and the question of Zanzibar would be discussed. These subjects would probably occupy all the 1700 time available after 9.30, and an important Welsh question would consequently be excluded from consideration. He referred to the alleged intimidation of witnesses who had given evidence before the Welsh Land Commission. He asked the First Lord of the Treasury to consent to take the Vote on account at an earlier hour than 9.30, in order that time might be found for the discussion of this subject.

§ MR. KNOX
hoped that at the Report Stage there would be some rearrangement of the order of the items under the Vote on Account. If the Foreign Office item and others of the same magnitude were allowed to retain the first places on Report, there would, it seemed to him, be no chance at all of the discussion of matters affecting Ireland and Wales.

§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY
said, that he wished it were competent for him to alter on Report the order of the Votes taken in Committee. Unfortunately this could not be done, and they were obliged to adhere, on Report, to the order followed in Committee. They had had an important and interesting discussion on the Foreign Office Vote, which had been placed first among the items of the Vote on account in order to meet the wishes of hon. Members. One night had already been devoted to that subject, and he did not think it would be reasonable to ask the Government to allot the whole of another night to it. If he consented to extend the number of hours to be devoted in Committee to the Vote on account on Friday, by bringing the Vote on at 7 o'clock, it must be understood that the Report stage would be taken, if necessary, after 12 o'clock on Monday.