§ SIR WILLIAM HARCOURT (Monmouthshire, W.)I beg to ask the First Lord of the time Treasury whether he will tell the House what will be the business after the conclusion of the Workmen (Compensation for Accidents) Bill. I would mention that the First Reading of the Naval Works Rill was taken without discussion, and I hope therefore that the Second Reading will be brought on as a First Order.
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURYMy hope is that the Bill which we are now engaged upon will be concluded to-night, and I think there is a general desire that it should be, It is a Measure which everybody will admit ought to be got through without undue 1603 delay to another place, if for no other reason, for our Own convenience. [Laughter.] If my hopes are fulfilled in that respect to-night I shall propose to devote to-morrow, first, to the Committee stage of the Foreign Prison-made Goods Bill, secondly, to the Committee of my right hon. Friend's kill for dealing with London water; and thirdly to what remains to be dealt with of the report stage of the Congested Districts (Scotland) Bill. If that programme succeeds, I should meet the right hon. Gentlemen's views by taking the Naval Works Bill first on Wednesday.
§ MR. JAMES BRYCE (Aberdeen, S.)asked when it was proposed to take the report stage of the Public Health (Scotland) Bill.
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURYsaid he could not give any pledge on that subject at present.
§ VISCOUNT CRANBORNE (Rochester)asked when the Scotch Education Bill would be taken.
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURYAs at present advised I see no prospect of taking it this week, at all events.
§ MR. PARKER SMITH (Lanark, Partick)asked whether the Scotch Education Bill or the Public Health (Scotland) Bill would be taken first.
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURYsaid that he could not pledge himself on the point, but as at present advised his view was that the Scotch Education Bill stood before the Public Health (Scotland) Bill.