§ Mr. DEVLINMay I ask the Leader of the House, now that the Chief Secretary has returned from Ireland, when he will be in a position to state what is the Irish policy of the Government?
§ Mr. BONAR LAWIt might be convenient as a beginning to direct that question to the Chief Secretary.
§ Mr. DEVLINThe right hon. Gentleman has the determination of the time and place for the Government policies to be declared, and I want to know from him when he will give the House an opportunity, now that the Chief Secretary has returned, to discuss the Irish policy of His Majesty's Government?
§ Mr. BONAR LAWThe usual plan, as nobody knows better than the hon. Gentleman, is to begin by addressing such a 228 question to the Chief Secretary, who will then come to me and ask for a day to be given for it, if it is thought desirable.
§ Mr. DEVLINMay I ask whether the House is not entitled, in view of the fact that the Government went out of their way to put a special paragraph in the King's Speech about Ireland, to know when he is going to give us an opportunity of discussing that passage in the King's Speech? We did raise the question on the Address, and we got no answer from the Treasury Bench because the Chief Secretary was absent, and I want to know, now that he is present, when we are going to get an answer?
§ Mr. BONAR LAWThe hon. Member is quite right. The House is well entitled to discuss any subject which it desires to discuss. If he will put the question to the Chief Secretary I am sure he will get an answer.
§ Captain REDMONDWhen does the right hon. Gentleman expect the Chief Secretary to be in the House of Commons?
§ Mr. BONAR LAWOne of the best methods of making sure that he will be here would be to put down a number of questions.
§ Mr. DEVLINI put down a number of questions and they were not on the Paper to-day.