HC Deb 17 March 1910 vol 15 c512
Mr. GINNELL

asked if, for the convenience of Irish Members, the Prime Minister will say when the Finance Bill of 1909-10, or any resolution in lieu thereof or giving effect to its proposals, would come before the House of Commons?

The PRIME MINISTER

I cannot at present state the day when this business will be taken.

Lord HUGH CECIL had the following question on the Paper

"Whether it is the intention of the Government to introduce a Finance Bill before the Spring Recess or at any time during the present Session; and, if so, whether that Bill will contain any, and, if so, which, of the provisions of the Finance Bill, 1909? "

I am asked by the Prime Minister to postpone this question until Monday, as there are other questions on the same subject on that day. I have no choice but to comply with his request, but I must not be understood to acquiesce in the postponement.

Mr. LONSDALE had given notice of the following question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the total estimated yield from additional taxation in 1910–11 and in future years imposed upon Ireland by the Finance Bill, 1909, and what is the estimated yield from each tax?

I have been asked to postpone this question until Monday. But while I regret the Chancellor of the Exchequer's indisposition, I think the question might have been answered by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, in view of its urgency.