§ (1) In the event of the marriage of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, there shall be paid to Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales during the continuance of her marriage with His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales for her sole and separate use, but without any power of anticipation, an annuity of ten thousand pounds.
§ (2) In the event of Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales surviving His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, there shall be paid to Her Royal Highness during her life an annuity of thirty thousand pounds.
§ Motion made and Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
§ Mr KEIR HARDIEI do not intend to move any Amendment, but simply to ask for an explanation from the Chancellor of the Exchequer. When a similar Clause was under discussion at the beginning of the last reign there was some difference of opinion as to whether the money which was being provided should be paid direct to the Princess of Wales or should be paid to the Prince of Wales, her husband, and the announcement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer of that time, Sir Michael Hicks Beach, was that the sum should be paid direct to Her Royal Highness. I should like to ask the right hon. Gentleman whether the money is to be paid to the husband, the Prince of Wales, as was originally proposed nine years ago?
§ Mr. LLOYD GEORGEWe do not propose to depart from the practice which was then established.
§ Clause added to the Bill.