HC Deb 19 July 1915 vol 73 cc1305-6

Whereupon Mr. SPEAKER, pursuant to the Order of the House of 3rd February, proposed the Question, "That this House do now adjourn."

Mr. J. SAMUEL

Is it possible, Mr. Speaker, to get printed the Naval and Military War Pensions Bill? There were many important Amendments made on the Report stage, and the Bill, as amended, is not in the Vote Office. I understand, if there is to be any Notice of Motion, that such notice to be in order should be printed. I have just asked the Chief Whip whether he could do anything in the matter. It is very essential that we should see the Bill now as amended, and before the Third Reading.

Mr. GULLAND (Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury)

I had no idea that the Bill was not printed. I thought it was. But if the hon. Member says it is not, naturally I take his word for it. It is quite open to have the Bill reprinted if it is specially called for, and I think I can assure the hon. Member—if I am wrong I can be corrected—that this will be done, and that the Bill will be circulated in the morning.

Sir H. DALZIEL

May I ask the Patronage Secretary whether he can give us any idea of the amount of the Vote of Credit to be asked for to-morrow? We will come here to-morrow to discuss a Vote of Credit which we have not seen. Is the Vote to be for £50,000,000, £100,000,000, or £250,000,000? We do not know the items the Vote will cover. We shall see it for the first time in the morning. I suggest to the hon. Gentleman that it would only be dealing with the House in a fair manner if we had the information I ask for, and some time before we have to discuss it.

Mr. GULLAND

I am sorry I do not know the details of the Vote. I think the hon. Member may take it that it is pretty much the same as the previous Vote.

Sir H. DALZIEL

Have you the figure—is it £100,000,000 or £200,000,000?

Mr. GULLAND

I think the hon. Member may be content to know that ho will see it in the morning. That has always been the case.

Mr. J. SAMUEL

Is it understood that the Bill I referred to is to be reprinted? I have not had it definitely stated.

Question put, and agreed to.

Adjourned accordingly at Twenty-nine minutes after Ten o'clock