§ SIR H. CAMPBELL-BANNERMANIn reply to my Question yesterday the First Lord of the Treasury said he could not say what the business on Thursday next would be. But the newspapers appear to have been informed that the Army Estimates will be taken and that the Secretary of State 980 for War will then make his statement. Perhaps the right hon. Gentleman is now able to inform the House upon this subject.
§ MR. WOLFFAnd will the right hon. Gentleman make a statement at the same time as to the arrangement for Friday's business?
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURI have not seen the statement to which the right hon. Gentleman refers, but it has certainly not been made on the authority of His Majesty's Government. I think it not improbable that my right hon. friend will be able to make his statement on Thursday, but I must certainly not be held as committing myself at present to that arrangement of business. In reply to the hon. Member for Belfast the arrangement will be as I hinted yesterday. We shall take first the order of reference of the Labourers Bill to a Standing Committee. I hope that will not take long, so that we may then go on to the Land Bill.