Mr. TALBOTasked the Prime Minister whether he will give an assurance to the House that the second reading of the Established Church (Wales) Bill will not be proceeded with until the House has had an opportunity of considering the evidence laid before the Royal Commission on the progress of the Church in Wales?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI am unable to give the assurance asked for.
§ Mr. STANIERasked the Prime Minister if he will state what diocese the parishes now belonging to the See of St. Asaph in Shropshire will be transferred to, or will they constitute the Diocese of St. Asaph if the Welsh Disestablishment Bill becomes law?
§ The PRIME MINISTERUnder the provisions of the Bill it would be the duty of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners to attach the parishes referred to in the question to the appropriate English diocese to be determined by them.