§ Mr. BONAR LAWI desire to ask the Prime Minister when he proposes to take the Second Reading of the Government of Ireland Amending Bill?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI cannot make, obviously, any definite statement with regard to a Bill the final stages of which have not yet been completed, but I should hope we may be able to proceed with the Bill in the course of next week.
§ Mr. BONAR LAWCan the right hon. Gentleman not make it a little more definite? It is understood that the Bill will leave the other place to-morrow night, and, if that should be so, can the right hon. Gentleman not give a definite date for taking it here?
§ The PRIME MINISTERNo. The matter will require a good deal of consideration. I do not know when the Bill will reach here, but certainly time ought to be given to consider its provisions very carefully, and, as I have said, we hope to take it in the course of next week.
§ Mr. BONAR LAWMay I put another question to the right hon. Gentleman as soon as we know exactly when the Bill has left the other place?