Constitutional law
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Official: Cabinet: Reform of Parliament: notes and prints., 01 Oct 1909 - 31 Aug 1911
Speeches: House of Commons: Speech notes., 09 Feb 1927 - 06 Jul 1927
(Untitled), 21 Feb 1910
Letter from WSC (House of Commons) to King Edward VII describing events in the House of Commons including: the announcement of the Prime Minister [Herbert Asquith] regarding the Government's intentions on the reform of the relations between the two Houses of Parliament and the [1909] Budget; and [John] Redmond's "menacing" speech on the position of the Irish [National] Party.
(Untitled), 04 Mar 1910
Letter from WSC (Home Office) to King Edward VII describing events in the House of Commons including: discussion of the passage of the [1909] Budget; the suggestion by the Opposition that the Budget should be divided into a series of separate resolutions and the Government's objection to this idea. WSC expresses his hopes that the "catastrophe" which would result from the loss of the Budget can be avoided.