§ MR. E. H. PICKERSGILL (Bethnal Green, S.W.)I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board whether, inasmuch as the priority given to the Education Bill has deprived the House of an opportunity which had been obtained for the discussion of his draft Order relating to Metropolitan Poor Law Schools, he will postpone the final issue of the Order until the House has been enabled to consider the matter, either on the Vote for the Local Government Board or on some other occasion?
§ MR. T. W. RUSSELLThe President of the Local Government Board sees no sufficient reason for deferring a decision with regard to this matter, and he cannot give any such assurance as is suggested.
§ MR PICKERSGILLI beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether, inasmuch as the priority given to the Education Bill has deprived the House of an opportunity which had been obtained for the discussion of the draft Order of the President of the Local Government Board respecting Metropolitan Poor Law Schools, he will bring on the Vote for the Local Government Board on an early date, so that an opportunity may thus be afforded for considering the matter of the order?
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY (Mr. A. J. BALFOUR,) Manchester, E.I cannot give any pledge as to when the Vote of the Local Government Board will come on. But I think it comes generally within the statement I made on a previous occasion—namely, that important Votes put off till the end of last Session should have some advantage in point of priority in the course of the present Session.