HC Deb 02 July 1900 vol 85 cc288-9
SIR H. CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN

I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury for information as to the course of business, and especially as to the class of Estimates that will be taken.

MR. A. J. BALFOUR

As regards tomorrow, we begin Committee on the Tithes Bill, and I imagine that will not be concluded the same evening. On Friday I propose to take the Scotch Estimates which I had intended to take last Friday.

MR. GIBSON BOWLES (Lynn Regis)

When will the Vote for the House of Lords Offices be taken?

MR. A. J. BALFOUR

I can give no pledge as to that.

SIR FORTESCUE FLANNERY (Yorkshire, W.R., Shipley)

I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury if he can state when the Admiralty Vote for Propelling Machinery will be taken.

MR. A. J. BALFOUR

I am afraid I cannot give a definite answer at present, but I hope to be able to take the Vote on Friday week.

MR. JOHN REDMOND (Waterford, W.)

I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether he can state approximately when the remaining Irish Estimates will be taken, and whether the new rules of the Board of Primary Education in Ireland will be published before the Irish Education Vote is taken; and whether he can see his way to arrange that the Second Reading of the Irish Primary Education Bill and the Irish Intermediate Education Bill will be taken during the same week as the Irish Estimates.

MR. A. J. BALFOUR

I understand that the suggestion of the hon. Member will be acted upon, and the rules will be published in a separate Paper, which I trust will be in the hands of hon. Members before the Education Vote is taken. As regards the second paragraph, I will endeavour to meet the convenience of the hon. Members, but I am not at present in a position to give an absolute pledge.

MR. JOHN REDMOND

Can the right hon. Gentleman say approximately when the new rules will be laid on the Table?

MR. G. W. BALFOUR

Very soon, I hope, but they are not yet in their final form.

MR. JOHN REDMOND

They ought to be in the hands of hon. Members some few days before the Vote is taken.