HC Deb 01 November 1932 vol 269 cc1612-3
Mr. LANSBURY

May I ask the Prime Minister if he has any statement to make regarding business.

The PRIME MINISTER

I understand that the patties opposing the Ottawa Agreements Bill have come to an arrangement whereby all stages of the Bill will be concluded by Thursday night. The proposed arrangement is as follows:

To-day: Consideration' of Clauses 5 and 6 until 7.30, and of Clauses 7 and 8 until about 11 o'clock.

To-morrow: Consideration of remaining Clauses and new Clauses until about 8 o'clock and consideration of Schedules until 11 o'clock.

Thursday: The remaining stages of the Bill.

If this scheme is practicable, as the Government hope it may be, a Debate on Unemployment may begin on Friday, be continued on Monday, and concluded at 7.30 on Tuesday.

I may add that consideration of a Resolution approving an Order made under the Irish Free State (Special Duties) Act, 1932, will occupy the remainder of next Tuesday's sitting.

Mr. H. WILLIAMS

On what Motion will the Unemployment Debate take place?

The PRIME MINISTER

It will not be a Government Motion. It will be an arranged Motion.