§ MR. CHANNING (Northamptonshire, E.)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether he will now give a sitting, or a portion of a sitting, to the discussion of the Minute of the Board of Education of 3rd July before the resumption of the Committee stage of the Education (No. 2) Bill.
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURNo, Sir; I do not propose to give the opportunity which the hon. Gentleman desires. Perhaps I may take this occasion for informing the House that I have had most reassuring accounts of the health of the Chairman of Committees, and in these circumstances I propose to go on with the Committee stage of the Education Bill to-morrow.
§ MR. CHANNINGThen are we to understand that this Minute will be enforced without any discussion being allowed on it?
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURThat was not the question. I was asked to give an opportunity for discussing it, and my reply was that I could not pledge myself to find one.