HC Deb 06 July 1905 vol 148 cc1333-4
MR. SWIFT MACNEILL

I beg to ask the Secretary of State for India what explanation, if any, has he to give for omission to cause an Answer to be printed and circulated with the Votes, in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order 9, to a Question distinguished † See page 545. by an asterisk standing in the name of the Member for South Donegal on the Notice Paper of Thursday, 29th June, which he was not present to ask.

MR. BRODRICK

A similar Question was asked by the Member for East Perthshire on the same day and in answering him I included my reply to the hon. Member for South Donegal. Hence no occasion arose for circulating the Answer with the Votes.

MR. SWIFT MACNEILL

Why did not the right hon. Gentleman, as a matter of courtesy, send an intimation to me to that effect when I wrote to him?

MR. BRODRICK

I am sorry if I have been guilty of any discourtesy, but I thought the hon. Member must have seen the Answer.

MR. SWIFT MACNEILL

I do not want to be treated like Lord Curzon?