CHURCH OF SCOTLAND (PROPERTY AND ENDOWMENTS) BILL (Hansard, 12 May 1925)

§ Mr. SPEAKER

In the first place, 1 should like to say that the hon. Member for Shoreditch (Mr. Thurtle) has courteously offered to postpone his introduction of a Bill under the Ten Minutes Rule in view of the short time available. I have had the advantage this morning of a consultation with the hon. Member for Motherwell (Mr. Barr) and the Lord Advocate, to see if I could understand beforehand what were the main subjects which it was desired to discuss, and if the time could he shared between the different subjects. The result of that consultation is that I suggest to the House that three main subjects can be grouped under leading Amendments, the first dealing with land charges and cognate matters, the second dealing with Exchequer grants and other matters cognate thereto, and the third dealing with the repair of buildings and other things which can be grouped with that. If an hour be taken over each of these subjects, including the Division, that would leave an hour for the proceedings on the Third Beading and the subsequent Division. It would mean four Divisions in all. The hon. Member for Motherwell tells me that within the restricted time, that would seem to be the most satisfactory way of dealing with the subject. There is one small point, which need not take many minutes I understand, to be raised by the right hon. Gentleman the Member for the Scottish Universities (Sir H. Craik), coming after the three to which I have referred. If that he agreeable to the, House, it would mean that we should take the Division on the first group at about five o'clock, on the second at. about six o'clock, the third about seven o'clock, and the Division on the Third Reading about eight o'clock, leaving the Teachers Superannuation Bill to come on at 8.15, as arranged

Bill, as amended(in the Startling Committee),considered.