§ MR. PIRIEI beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether, in view of the fact that the demand for Scottish legislation in accordance with Scottish opinion is met by the declaration of the Government of a desire on its part to comply with that opinion when it is expressed with sufficient clearness, and seeing that Scottish opinion in favour of a measure of temperance reform was proved by a vote in favour of the Local Veto (Scotland) Bill of 40 to 15, the Government will consider the propriety of introducing temperance legislation for Scotland at an early date.
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY (Mr. A. J. BALFOUR,) Manchester, E.I do not know what the hon. Member refers to in the first part of the question, the whole of which appears to be of an argumentative character. But I certainly cannot promise legislation this session on the subject to which he specially refers.
§ MR. PIRIEIs not the right hon. Gentleman aware that the demand for temperance reform in Scotland has been made in the same form for a quarter of a century?
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURI cannot say.