HC Deb 15 February 1900 vol 79 cc102-3
MR. J. P. FARRELL

I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury when he proposes to ask the House to go into Committee of Supply on the Civil Service Estimates.

MR. A. J. BALFOUR

I am afraid I can give no anticipation at the present moment of the day on which the Civil Service Estimates will be introduced, as we have to do a great deal of financial business before then.

MR. JOHN REDMOND () Waterford

Will the light hon. Gentleman undertake to give us full notice. My hon. Friend has in the ballot obtained the first place for a motion on going into Committee on the Civil Service Estimates, and wishes to take the opportunity thus afforded him of raising the Irish University question. Irish members are very anxious to have fair notice as to when that question will come on.

MR. A. J. BALFOUR

I will endeavour to give reasonable notice. I suppose the hon. Gentleman does not mean long notice.

MR. JOHN REDMOND

As long as possible. Can we receive a week's notice?

MR. A. J. BALFOUR

I do not like to give pledges which cannot be fulfilled, but I will endeavour to give a week's notice.

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