THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 28 October 1921, Page 3

THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT

INCIDENT IN COMMON'S. R KUTKK ’S TELEtJ It AMS. (Received This Day at 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, October 20. In the Commons before the Labour incident, Mr Clynes emphasised it was useless to take further part in the debate, as the Government were not willing to accept any amendment increasing the allowances to unemployed. After AVill Thorne and Jones had been ordered to withdraw, the whole Labour Party left Hon. MacNamara subsequently undertook to recognise allowances respecting children. IN THE COMMONS. (Received This Day at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON. October 27. The Commons adopted the Government amendment, extending the l lioiuployed Insurance Bill to Ireland, after Air Banbury had protested at cactendinjr the benefits to disloyalists and ba suggested the bill be extended to t 1 ster only. The Bill passed Committee THE COMMONS TO SPEAK. REUTEIt’s TELEGRAMS. (Received This Bav ill I.SO p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 27. In the Commons, lion Lloyd George made an unexpected announcement, asking tile House to discuss the AngloIrish conference on the 31st. lie said it was evident that a section ol the House bad serious misgivings regarding the conference and said—“l think it essential we should know where we stand as a Government. lieforo we ‘go much further. It is a matter ol vital moment to the United Kingdom and Empire and no Government could conduct negotiations of that kind without knowing it had the support of the House from which it desired to have its authority to act.”

The Premier hoped there would be a division on a resolution which would be moved on the 31st nil behalf of a section of the Unionists. The announcement was received with great cheering. Hon. Lloyd George's reference was to a body of Coalition Unionists who had lieen severely questioning Ministers regarding tie Conference. Ihe resolution which the Premier dyseribed as tantamount to a vote of censure, was signed, by' forty Coalition l itionists and reads:—‘‘The House views with grave apprehension the entering into negotiations with delegates of Southern Ireland, who had taken the oath of allegiance to the Irish Republic and repudiated the authority of the Crown, and in view of the fact that ail Act of Parliament for the settlement of relations between Great Britain and Ireland, was passed as recently as last year, the House is if opinion that no proposals for the settlement of Southern Ireland should be made without the sanction of Parliament'.