§ MR. CHANNINGI beg to ask the first Lord of the Treasury whether he 865 will consider the convenience of Members who may be going abroad, and announce now or before the end of the present sittings the approximate date at which the next session will begin.
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURParliament will be prorogued till February 14, and I think we shall have to meet on that day. If it turns out to be possible the Government will be very glad if, after the labours of this session, the meeting can be delayed until the 19th, but I doubt whether that would be practicable.
§ MR. CHANNINGCan we understand that unless there is a great emergency Parliament will not be called before the 14th?
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURUnless some quite unexpected event occurs we shall not be called together before the 14th.