§ Mr. ATTLEEMay I ask the Leader of the House what business will be taken in the first week after the Recess?
§ Sir J. SIMONWhen the House reassembles after the Recess, on Tuesday, 21st April, the Chancellor of the Exchequer will open his Budget.
Wednesday, Thursday: There will be a general discussion of the Budget Resolutions.
Friday: Private Members' Bills will be taken.
On any day, if there is time, other Orders may be taken.
§ Mr. ATTLEECan the right hon. Gentleman say whether the House will be given an opportunity of discussing the Naval Treaty before ratification?
§ Sir J. SIMONThe right hon. Gentleman will recollect that on 23rd March the Prime Minister gave an assurance to the right hon. Member for Hillsborough (Mr. Alexander) that if there is a general desire for a Debate the Government will give careful consideration to such representations. That promise holds.
§ Mr. ATTLEEI give notice that we should like a Debate on that subject.
§ Mr. MAXTONCan the right hon. Gentleman say whether it is proposed to conclude the Debate on the Budget on the Thursday evening, after only two days' Debate, or whether the general discussion on the Budget will continue on the Monday and the Division be taken on the Monday evening?
§ Sir J. SIMONI cannot now fix the subsequent time table, but the announcement that I made was not intended to convey the idea that there would be a Division on the Thursday night. It was intended to convey the intimation that there would be a general discussion on the Budget Resolutions on the Wednesday and the Thursday of that week.
Ordered,
That the Proceedings on Consideration of the Lords Amendments to the Unemployment Insurance (Agriculture) Bill be exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of the Standing Order (Sittings of the House)."—[Sir J. Simon.]