HC Deb 30 May 1907 vol 175 cc90-1
Captain CRAIG

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether, under the Irish Council Bill, the Lord-Lieutenant, as President of the Local Government Board (Clause 20, Subsection 5), will be controlled by the council under Clause 2 (1) and (2); and whether, as chief of the Executive Government, he will have the power (Clause 3 (2)) to annul or reserve.

† Return giving the names and addresses of each member of all Rural and Urban District Councils, Boards of Guardians, and County Councils in Ireland, with the amount of county rates paid by each member of those Boards. any Resolution submitted to him concerning the action to he taken by the Local Government Board under the direction of the council.

MR. BIRRELL

The Lord-Lieutenant will not, under the Irish Council Bill, become President of the Local Government Board, and therefore the first part of the Question does not arise. The Answer to the second part of the Question is in the affirmative.