BRITISH PARLIAMENT

Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 112, 5 February 1926, Page 9

BRITISH PARLIAMENT

DEBATE ON THE KING’S SPEECH AMENDMENT To BE MOVED BY LIBERALS (Rec. February 4, 11.30 p.m.) London, February 4. The debate on the King’s Speech in the House of Commons is being continued. Mr. J. Wheatley said that Labour approved of the coal subsidy and the electricity scheme, but he was of opinion that the latter would not solve the unemployment problem. Criticism was renewed in other quarters of the terms of the Anglo-Italian debt settlement, but the Liberals have now decided not to include this in the amendment which they intend to move, and which will deal with the question of the Government’s alleged unsatisfactory educational policy.—Reuter. FOREIGN POLICY t CLOSER CO-OPERATION DESIRED. (Rec. February 4, 5.5 p.m.) London, February 3. The following members of Parlia-ment—Major-General"' " Sir '' . Newton Moore, Captain R. E. Eden, Mr. C. Greene, Mr. P. A. Hurd, Sir Hamar Greenwood, Colonel Gault, Lord Apsley, Sir A, Shirley Benn, and Major Astor—have tabled an amendment in the House of Commons regretting that the King’s Speech does not indicate the steps contemplated to obtain closer co-operation with the component parts of the Empire with the object of securing a common foreign policy, to which the Dominions can subscribe, while retaining their freedom of action for each entity in its national affairs.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. SUGGESTED LUXURY TAX (Rec. February 4, 5.5 p.m.) London, February 3. Mr. H. Dalton (Labour) has tabled a question in the House of Commons respecting the yearly expenditure on hunting of ten millions and in view of the serious condition of the finances has asked the Chancellor to consider the possibility of additional revenue from a luxury tax from sport such as hunting.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.