BRITISH PARLIAMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 22 January 1929, Page 6

BRITISH PARLIAMENT

THE FINAL SESSION STARTS. (Per Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). . r . LONDON, Jan. 21. The British Parliament meets tomorrow. The shadow of a General Election is hanging over the political world, and it will necessitate a dissolution of Parliament in the middle oi .May. Air Lloyd George, believing that the present Parliament js dying, will begin his Liberal platform campaign directly that his Mediterranean cruise ends. Many of the members of the. House of Commons will also be released for constituency work whenever possible. Under these circumstances, the discussion of bills in the House of Commons must be largely of a perfunctory nature, though the measure for rating reform and the Budget will he of obvious importance. The Channel Tunnel scheme and-.the question of the safeguarding of the steel industry are also likely matters for warm discussion. A big body of Parliamentary opinion favours the reconsideration of the Channel Tunnel. A 'proposal by the Iron and Steel Confederation, that a Royal Commission 'should inquire into their industry must lie considered. A Scottish Local Government,Bill is another measure of importance.- • There is little doubt that the guillotine [will play a big part in the Rating Reform Bill. Only thirteen more days remain before this highly complicated Pleasure goes before the House of Lords. ’ Under the existing time table twelve days are allotted to the Scottish Bill thus leaving three weeks before Raster for minor Government hills and for financial business which must he done before the financial year ends on March 31st. . Mr Churchill’s Dissolution Budget is expected on April 9th. COMMCNI STS’ ATT.LTUDE. LONDON, Jan. 21. The, Communist Party Conference went into secret session to discuss Moscow's, orders for the Party to run its own candidates at the British general dlection. and not to pay political levy. : ( 1 • . ... The’Trade Union leaders recommended defiance of Moscow, on the ground that the Communists could not attract the influence of the trade union if they did not pay the levy, though the latter would go to the support of the Labour Parly.