§ On the Motion for the adjournment of the House—
SIR HENRY FOWLER (Wolverhampton, E.)I wish to put a question to the 600 Government with regard to the order of business for to-morrow. Perhaps the right hon. Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the absence of the Leader of the House, will say whether the arrangement for to-morrow by which the new Education Code is to be discussed after the Committee stage of the Finance Bill has been disposed of can be varied, and, if so, when the subject will be put down. Important private business, as I understand, will precede the Finance Bill to-morrow, and may take considerable time, and it is not likely that the Finance Bill will be got through before ten o'clock.
THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER (Sir M. HICKS BEACH,) Bristol, W.The Government will be very willing to accede to the request of the right hon. Gentleman. To-morrow night the First Lord of the Treasury will state what facilities can be given for the discussion of the Education Code. It is possible he may propose a morning sitting on Tuesday.
MR. BUCHANAN (Aberdeenshire, E.)asked what Supply would be taken on Friday.
LORD EDMOND FITZMAURICE (Wiltshire, Cricklade)said the Education Code could hardly be discussed with advantage or finality until the proposals of the Government on secondary education were announced, and he hoped a day would be fixed after those proposals had been placed before the House.
SIR M. HICKS BEACHI do not think the discussion of the Education Code can be postponed until the proposals with regard to secondary education are forthcoming, but I have no doubt that my right hon. friend the First Lord of the Treasury will consider the point raised by the noble Lord. The business to-morrow will be the Committee stage of the Finance Bill and the Railway Accidents Bill. I am unable to say what Supply will be taken on Friday.
MR. GALLOWAY (Manchester, S. W.)asked if the motion with regard to municipal trading would be taken, or whether it was intended to drop it out of the Paper.