§ 53. Mr. CASSELasked the Prime Minister whether any and, if so, which of those provisions of the Acts of Union between England and Scotland which are thereby declared to be essential and fundamental conditions of the Union which have been repealed or modified have been so repealed or modified without the consent of the majority of English representatives?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe sources of information are as readily available to the hon. and learned Gentleman as to me. He can ascertain the facts by research into the pages of history and the Journals of this House.
§ Mr. CASSELIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that I have not been able after research to ascertain any precedent for the violation of an essential fundamental condition of the Act of Union between England and Scotland, and whether the right hon. Gentleman will say that that fundamental condition no longer exists?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI am not at all aware to what extent the hon. Member's research has been carried.
§ Mr. SWIFT MacNEILLIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that it was a fundamental and essential condition of the Act of Union that every Scottish professor should sign a confession of faith and that that fundamental and essential condition was repealed in 1830, and as yet I do not see that the Scottish are up in arms against it?
§ Mr. CASSELThat was done with the consent of both parties.
§ Mr. PRINGLEIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that changes have been made relating to the Church of Scotland without the consent of Scotland?