§ Earl WINTERTONasked the Prime Minister if he will state if the decision whether or not the Report of the Committee upon the Financial Relations between Ireland and Great Britain shall be presented to this House will be come to in time to enable the Report, if the decision is in the affirmative, to be laid upon the Table of the House before the introduction of the Home Rule Bill?
§ Mr. McKENNA (for the Prime Minister)I have nothing to add to my statement of the 19th instant that it would be contrary to precedent to produce the Report of a Committee of this nature before legislation either founded upon it or ignoring it has been presented to Parliament.
§ Mr. McKENNAPerhaps the hon. Gentleman would put that question to the Prime Minister at a later date.
§ Mr. HORNERasked the Prime Minister whether the Government, in the forthcoming Home Rule Bill, is going to adopt the recommendations of the Commission appointed by them to inquire into the Financial Relations between Great Britain and Ireland?
§ Mr. McKENNA (for the Prime Minister)It is not possible for me at this stage to make any statement on the matter.
§ Mr. HORNERWas there a recommendation at all made by this Secret Committee; if so, was it announced by the Committee, and was it so adverse that the Government would not disclose it?
§ Mr. McKENNAI think the hon. Member had better postpone that question until the Prime Minister is here.
§ Mr. JOHNasked the Prime Minister whether, under the provisions of the measure the Government propose to introduce for the establishment of self-government in Ireland, it will still be competent for Irish Members of this House to oppose Welsh Private Bills dealing exclusively with local affairs, as in the case this Session of the Bedwellty Urban District Bill?
§ Mr. McKENNA (for the Prime Minister)I must ask the hon. Member to wait for the introduction of the Bill for the better government of Ireland.