§ 45. Sir K. WOODasked the Prime Minister on what date the Chancellor of the Exchequer will open the Budget?
§ The PRIME MINISTER (Mr. Ramsay MacDonald)No date has yet been fixed.
§ Sir K. WOODIn view of the welcome improvement in the condition of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, can the right hon. Gentleman say whether he will be able to make an announcement before the Easter recess?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI have looked up the precedents and find that an announcement is very, very rarely made before the end of March or the beginning of April.