§ Mr. DOUGLAS HALLasked the Prime Minister whether, in drafting the text of the Resolution allocating the time that the House shall take to discuss the Budget for last year, he will take into consideration the fact that a number of new Members have been elected to this Parliament for the express purpose of amending that Budget; and whether he will see that sufficient time is provided in the Resolution to enable those Members to recommend to the House alterations in the Budget?
§ The PRIME MINISTERAll relevant considerations, including those suggested by the hon. Gentleman, in so far as they are relevant, will be taken into consideration in drawing the terms of the Resolution.
§ Mr. YERBURGHasked the Prime Minister whether he has received any information to the effect that certain portions of the Budget are objectionable to the Irish people?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI regret to say that my information shows that there are portions of the Budget which are objected to by persons I think imperfectly informed, not only in Ireland, but also in other parts of the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. LONSDALEWould the right hon. Gentleman inform us what are the concessions, or has he been informed of the concessions?
§ Viscount CASTLEREAGHCan the right hon. Gentleman say whether any negotiations have taken place for the purpose of popularising the Budget?