HC Deb 25 July 1907 vol 179 cc153-4
MR. A. J. BALFOUR (City of London)

asked whether the Government would give additional days for Supply.

SIR H. CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN

said he would be very willing to meet the right hon. Gentleman, but the Session would necessarily be prolonged to an unusual date, and if it was to be concluded as he hoped it would be, about August 24, it was impossible to give more days to Supply. The House did not wish to sit into September for any such purpose.

MR. A. J. BALFOUR

pointed out that the Education Vote was a matter which excited much interest, and that the Local Government Board Vote had not been discussed at all. He hoped the right hon. Gentleman would take them into account before coming to a final decision. Would he state what was the business for next week?

SIR H. CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN

said he thought they had better dispose of this week first. He regretted to say that the Government would be obliged to ask the House to sit on Saturday unless considerable progress were made with the small Bills which were put down for to-morrow. These were the Butter and Margarine Bill, Telegraph Money Bill, Evidence (Colonial Statutes) Bill, Australia (States Constitution) Bill, Probation of Offenders (No. 2) Bill, Released Persons (Poor Law Relief) Bill, Vaccination Bill, and the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) Bill. They would also wish to take if possible the Vote for the relief of the sufferers in Jamaica. He hoped they might get these to-morrow, and, if so, there would be no sitting on Saturday. On Monday the business would be the report of the Evicted Tenants Bill and the Criminal Appeal Bill. On Tuesday the grant to Lord Cromer and the Third Reading of the Finance Bill. On Wednesday Supply and Vote 8 of the Navy Estimates and the Colonial Services Supplementary Estimate. On Thursday Supply— the Foreign Office Vote.

MR. A. J. BALFOUR

When is it proposed to take the Lords' Amendments to the Army Bill?

SIR H. CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN

On Tuesday.

MR. MOORE (Armagh, N.)

Will the Third Reading of the Evicted Tenants' Bill (Ireland) be taken next week?

SIR H. CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN

It might possibly be taken on Friday.