§ MR. D. A. THOMAS (Merthyr Tydvil)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury if it is the intention of the Government to deal with the question of the redistribution of seats during the present Parliament.
§ THE PRIME MINISTER AND FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY (Mr. A. J. BALFOUR,) Manchester, E.I have no intention of inquiring into the subject of redistribution of seats or dealing with it in the course of the present session.
§ MR. D. A. THOMASIs it not in the recollection of the right hon. Gentleman that two years ago he expressed a confident hope, in terms practically amounting to a promise, that he would be able to deal with this question in the present Parliament?
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURNo, Sir, I made no promise.