THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21257, 11 February 1931, Page 5

THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

WORK FOR THE WEEK

TWO IMPORTANT DEBATES. (British Official Wireless.) (United Press ! Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) RUGBY, February 8. (Received Feb. 10, at 5.5 p.m.) Two important'debates will take place in the House of Commons this week, but it is not anticipated that they will create difficulties for the Government. The Conservative vote of censure on the question of national economies, with special reference to the position of the Unemployment Insurance Fund, will be taken on Wednesday. The Liberals’having indicated that they will not support the motion, the existence of the Government is not endangered. On Thursday the House will debate a general motion urging the Government to present an extensive policy for utilising the labour of the unemployed in useful and essential schemes of national development and proposing that the cost should be met by inviting subscriptions to public and national loans. Chief interest centres in the attitude of the Government towards these pro* posals, hut it is expected that the motion will not be presented to a division. AGRICULTURAL MARKETING. SECOND READING OF BILL. LONDON, February 10. (Received Feb. 10, at 10 p.m.) After Viscount'Wolmer, on behalf of the Conservatives, had expressed alarm at the element of compulsion in the Bill, while the dumping of foreign goods was unrestricted, the Agricultural Marketing Bill was read a second time by 258 to 213. i