HC Deb 15 February 1901 vol 89 cc178-9
MR. WINGFIELD-DIGBY (Dorsetshire, N.)

I beg to ask the first Lord of the Treasury whether there is to be an alteration in the Coronation Oath; and if so, whether any alteration can take place without an Act of Parliament.

MR. A. J. BALFOUR

It would require an Act of Parliament, and I do not propose to introduce one.

MR. WILLIAM REDMOND (Clare, E.)

May I ask whether an Act could not be introduced to omit from the Coronation Oath the words which refer to the Roman Catholic religion as superstitious and idolatrous?

MR. A. J. BALFOUR

I did not catch the hon. Member's question.

MR. WILLIAM REDMOND

I will repeat the question on Monday.

MR. PATRICK O'BRIEN (Kilkenny)

Would the right hon. Gentleman have any objection to having a copy of the terms of the Coronation Oath sent to the Irish Catholic soldiers now serving in South Africa?

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