HC Deb 23 May 1906 vol 157 cc1296-7
MR. FLAVIN

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he can say when the Returns in connection with the Labourers (Ireland) Acts, ordered by Parliament on March 13th, 1906, at the request of the hon. Member for North Kerry, will be issued; and whether he is aware that, in view of the coming Labourers Bill, the issuing of these Returns is of importance.

MR. BRYCE

The Local Government Board expect to be in a position to furnish this Return in manuscript before the end of the present month. The Board have experienced considerable difficulty in obtaining some of the necessary figures from the local authorities, and the figures require to be carefully cheeked.

MR. FLAVIN

Will the Local Government Board insist on the information being supplied by the local authorities as soon as possible 1 We have the statistics down to 1904.

MR. BRYCE

We are doing our best to get it.

MR. SLOAN (Belfast, S.)

Will the right hon. Gentleman undertake not to introduce the Labourers' Bill until the information is forthcoming?

MR. BRYCE

No, Sir, I hope to introduce it immediately.

MR. JOHN REDMOND (Waterford)

On what day?

MR. BRYCE

I hope next Monday.