§ Mr. STUART-WORTLEYCan the Prime Minister give us information about business next week?
§ The PRIME MINISTEROn Monday we shall introduce the Parliament and Local Elections Bill, and, if time permit, the Committee stage of the Small Holding Colonies Bill will be continued.
On Tuesday we shall take Reports of Supply, the first being the Vote for the Ministry of Munitions;
On Wednesday, the Second Reading of the Parliament and Local Elections Bill, and, if the House will agree, the further stages of that Bill;
On Thursday, the Second Reading of the Dublin Reconstruction (Emergency Provisions) Bill, the Committee stage of the Law and Procedure (Emergency Provisions—Ireland) Bill, and the Second Reading of the Time (Ireland) Bill.
§ Sir E. CARSONCan the right hon. Gentleman say on what day the Registration Bill will be introducefd?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI hope to make a statement on Monday in connection with the Parliament Bill.
§ Sir E. CARSONShall we have it before the Parliament Bill obtains it final proceeding in this House?
§ The PRIME MINISTERYes, Sir, I think so. In fact, I am pretty sure we shall. We shall lay it on the Table. We do not intend to advance any further stages of that Bill.
§ Sir E. CARSONI would ask the right hon. Gentleman to reconsider that, as we hope we may get the Second Reading of the Registration Bill before the Parliament Bill passes its final stage.
§ Mr. T. P. O'CONNORWill the Dublin Reconstruction Bill be the first Order on Thursday?
§ The PRIME MINISTERWe hope so. That is our present intention.
Sir H. DALZIELWill the Registration Bill be printed before we adjourn?
§ The PRIME MINISTERYes, Sir.
1264 Motion made, and Question proposed, "That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Order No. 15, Supplementary Estimates for New Services, Army and Army Ordnance Factories Excess Estimates, 1914–15, and Navy Excess Estimate, 1914–15, may be considered in Committe of Supply this day, and that Business other than Business of Supply may be taken before Eleven of the clock, and that the Proceedings on Government Business be not interrupted this night under the Standing Order (Sittings of the House), and may be entered upon at any hour though opposed."—[The Prime Minister.]
§ Mr. BOOTHI should like to know whether there is any departure from the settled policy of the Government not to introduce controversial legislation which affects the rights of private Members. One or two subjects on the agenda to-day were subjects dealt with by private Members from time to time. When the Government took the whole time of the House there was an understanding that they would not deal with matters of controversy which had been taken up by private Members until they had given private Members an opportunity of bringing them in. I want to know whether there has been a change of policy, and whether there is any intention during the Autumn Session to introduce legislation of a highly controversial nature?
§ Mr. SPEAKERThis is a Motion dealing with Supply and not with the business of the Autumn Session.
§ Mr. BOOTHBut there are many points included in this Motion which we would like to raise. If we accede to this Resolution and give the Government these facilities, and we refrain from making points we should make in time of peace because these are exceptional circumstances, will advantage be taken of those private Members who refrain from raising points in which they are interested, and will the Autumn Session be made one of controversial legislation?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI do not in the least understand to what my hon. Friend refers.
§ Mr. PRINGLECan the right hon. Gentleman say how many Orders he intends to take to-day?
§ The PRIME MINISTERWe propose to take Orders 6, 7, 8, and 9.
§ The PRIME MINISTERYes.
§ Question put, and agreed to.