§ Mr. LONSDALEasked the Prime Minister whether it is the intention of the Government that the passage of a Home Rule Bill shall precede the reconstitution of the Second Chamber?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThis is a question which deals with contingencies, which it is not yet necessary to consider.
§ Mr. LONSDALEWould the right hon. Gentleman say whether it was by accident or design that Home Rule was placed by 1713 the Home Secretary as the first constructive item in the new legislative programme?