§ 51. Mr. G. FABERasked the Prime Minister whether he can assure this House that the proposed Home Rule Bill for Ireland will not be carried beyond Second Reading until compulsory military ser vice has been applied to Ireland, according to the law, equally with the rest of the United Kingdom?
§ Mr. BONAR LAWI can add nothing to the reply which I gave on Monday last to a question by the right hon. Member for Islington West.
§ Mr. FABERIs it intended to press the Home Rule Bill into law, even though compulsory military service in Ireland meanwhile remains ineffective?
§ Mr. BONAR LAWThe intention of the Government in that matter was clearly stated by the Prime Minister, and it has undergone no change.
§ Mr. P. A. HARRISWas not the calling up of men up to fifty made contingent on applying Conscription to Ireland?
§ Mr. HOGGESeeing that Conscription obtains in Scotland, will the Government give us a Home Rule Bill at once?
§ Mr. BONAR LAWI have no reason to believe that Scotland desires it.
§ Mr. R. McNEILLHas my right hon. Friend's attention been called to the statement of the hon. Member for Galway that the passage of Home Rule will be a permanent guarantee against Conscription in Ireland?
§ Mr. BONAR LAWYes, my attention was called to it, but it does not affect in any way the intentions of the Government.