HC Deb 16 July 1914 vol 64 cc2117-8
Mr. JAMES HOPE

I desire to ask your ruling, Mr. Speaker, on a point of procedure: Whether, in the event of the title of the Finance Bill being amended, a Special Report of the alteration should be made to the House; whether such Report should be considered by the House before the Report of the Bill; and whether that would have to be effected outside the time allocated to the Finance Bill by the recent Order of the House?

Mr. SPEAKER

No Motion will be required in regard to that. It will be a Report by the Chairman of Ways and Means.

Mr. J. HOPE

Would it not be possible for the House to discuss this Special Report?

Mr. SPEAKER

There will be no Special Report to discuss. The Chairman of Ways and Means will report to the House that the Bill has passed through Committee with Amendments, and that the title has been amended. That is the Report which will probably be made under Standing Order 34.

Ordered, That the Proceedings on the Finance Bill have precedence this day of the Business of Supply.—[The Prime Minister.]