§ Sir FRANCIS POWELLasked the First Lord of the Treasury if he is prepared to make any statement as to the Whitsuntide Recess?
§ The PRIME MINISTERIn the event of our securing the first reading of the Finance Bill by Wednesday, the 26th inst., I should suggest that, at its rising on Thursday, the 27th inst., the House should adjourn for the Whitsuntide Recess until the following Thursday.