WAYS AND MEANS. (Hansard, 2 August 1897)

HC Deb 02 August 1897 vol 52 cc160-1 160

§ Considered in Committee:—

§ Resolved, That towards making good the Supply granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending on the 31st day of March 1898, the sum of £51,759,260 be granted out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom.—(The Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

§ Resolutions to be reported To-morrow.

§ DR. CLARK
said that a portion of this money was the salary of the First Lord of the Treasury.

* THE CHAIRMAN OF WATS AND MEANS
said the Committee of Supply had decided to vote that sum; therefore the question could not be raised now.
DR. CLARK wished to speak upon a matter of policy.

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* THE CHAIRMAN OF WAYS AND MEANS
remarked that any discussion which was relevant could take place.

§ DR. CLARK
desired to ask what course the First Lord of the Treasury intended to take as to the Reports of Supply?

* THE CHAIRMAN OF WAYS AND MEANS
said that that was not relevant to the Motion he had just put.

§ DR. TANNER
asked if they were to understand that this large sum was to be taken without discussion?

* THE CHAIRMAN OF WAYS AND MEANS
said that this was a matter which had now been discussed for 23 days.

§ DR. TANNER
asked, was he not right in saying that since 10 o'clock the major portion of this money had been voted, and whether, as there had been no discussion of the Votes, they could now be discussed?

* THE CHAIRMAN OF WAYS AND MEANS
No; this does not apply to the moneys voted since 10 o'clock. The moneys voted since 10 o'clock are under £2,000,000, but this is a sum of over £51,000,000.

§ Resolution agreed to.