asked when the Committee, Report, and Third Reading stages, respectively, of the Railways (No. 2) Bill will be taken in this House, and how much time it is proposed to allocate to each of such stages?

Perhaps the hon. Member will be good enough to renew his question to-morrow.

asked whether, in view of the admitted grievances of traders with regard to owners' risk rates and other matters in connection with rail way charges and facilities, and of the omission from the Railways (No. 2) Bill, owing to lack of Parliamentary time, of the provisions relating to such matters contained in the Government's former Bill recently withdrawn, he will give an assurance to the House that the Government will intro duce a Bill early in next Session dealing with such matters?

I am afraid I cannot give any undertaking as regards next Session; but, as I have already stated, we should hope at an early opportunity to introduce a Bill dealing with many of the matters dealt with in the Bill recently withdrawn.