HC Deb 06 July 1904 vol 137 cc803-4
MR. JOHN REDMOND (Waterford)

I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury what course the Government intend to take with reference to the Irish Labourers Bill; and whether they have considered the desirability of referring the Bill to one of the Grand Committees.

MR. A. J. BALFOUR

I see no objection to referring the Irish Labourers Bill to one of the Grand Committees in the present condition of public business.

MR. JOHN REDMOND

Will the right hon. Gentleman adopt that course.

MR. A. J. BALFOUR

Yes Sir, I will?

MR. T. W. RUSSELL (Tyrone, S.)

To which Committee will it be sent?

MR. A. J. BALFOUR

I am afraid I cannot answer that, nor is it necessary I should do so at the present moment, but the information will be forthcoming when the Motion is made.

MR. JOHN REDMOND

Until the Aliens Bill is disposed of, it is undesirable to send this Bill to the Grand Committee on Law.

MR. A. J. BALFOUR

Of course, the condition of business in the Grand Committees must be one of the governing considerations in determining to which Committee the Bill should be sent.