§ SIR GILBERT PARKER(Gravesend)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury when he proposes to take the Second Reading of the Militia and Yeomanry Bill, and if he will ensure that a reasonable time be given for its discussion.
§ THE PRIME MINISTER AND FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY (Mr. A. J. BALFOUR,) Manchester, E.I am unable to fix a date for this Bill. I am not prepared to say what would be a "reasonable time" for its discussion; but I should be sorry if the House were not able to discuss it adequately