HC Deb 06 June 1901 vol 94 cc1218-20
MR. VAUGHAN DAVIES (Cardiganshire)

I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether it is now practicable for him to introduce a Bill giving effect to the promise made on the 7th of December, 1900, to the effect that the Government will this session deal with the question of the wrongful dismissals of teachers in public elementary schools.

THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY (Mr. A. J. BALFOUR, Manchester, E.)

I shall have to make a statement on this subject, as well as on other matters relating to legislation, when I ask for further facilities for the conduct of Government business, and I propose to do that on Tuesday next.

MR. JOHN REDMOND

Will the right hon. Gentleman make any statement as to the nature of the proposals he will then submit to the House?

MR. A. J. BALFOUR

I will put my motion on the Paper. The proposals will be of a character common at this time of the year.

MR. JOHN ELLIS (Nottinghamshire, Rushcliffe)

Will the motion appear on Monday's Paper?

MR. A. J. BALFOUR

Yes, I will put it down on Monday.

MR. VAUGHAN DAVIES

Will the right hon. Gentleman make a clear statement as to what he is going to do on this subject of the wrongful dismissal of teachers?

MR. A. J. BALFOUR

I hope my statements are always clear.

MR. JAMES LOWTHER (Kent, Thanet)

What will be the business on Monday?

MR. A. J. BALFOUR

I would rather defer till to-morrow a statement of what Monday's business will be, as to-morrow, in the highly probable event of Supply not being finished tonight, I shall ask the House to consider Class 3 of the Civil Service Estimates.

MR. CHAPLIN (Lincolnshire, Sleaford)

I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury if he intends to make any definite statement in reply to the memorials addressed to him by the supporters of the movement in favour of pure beer, and whether he proposes to do so before he makes the motion for taking additional time from private Members, or at the time he makes such motion.

MR. A. J. BALFOUR

I think it wilt be most convenient to make the statement in the course of a general statement on the business of the House.

MR. GIBSON BOWLES (Lynn Regis)

Will the motion the right hon. Gentleman proposes to make on Tuesday for the taking of Tuesdays for Government business include that Tuesday?

MR. A. J. BALFOUR

Oh, yes.

MR. E. J. C. MORTON (Devonport)

Can the right hon. Gentleman make any statement as to when the Navy Estimates will be taken?

MR. A. J. BALFOUR

No, I think it would be premature to do so as yet.