HC Deb 04 February 1902 vol 102 c368
MR. M'GOVERN (Cavan, W.)

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, whether the Report of the inquiry into the claims of the Royal Irish Constabulary has been presented to the Government; will it be laid upon the Table; and do the Government intend to take any steps to carry out the recommendations contained in the report; and, if so, at what date.

THE CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRELAND (MR. WYNDHAM,) Dover

The Report has been submitted to Government. It will be presented to Parliament, but no date can at present be assigned for its presentation. The Report is now engaging the consideration of Government.

MR. DILLON

Will the right hon. Gentleman undertake to present the Report to Parliament before he takes any action on it?

SIR HOWARD VINCENT

Does the right hon. Gentleman propose to place any amount on the Estimates in connection with this matter this year?

MR. WYNDHAM

The recommendations contained in the Report are of great interest and are receiving very careful attention. It is because I do not see my way to asking for a considerable sum in the forthcoming Estimates that I have thought better to defer for the present any decision in respect to the question of presenting the Report to Parliament.