Former MP for Stirling and Falkirk District of Burghs
Mr John Macdonald is a former MP for Stirling and Falkirk District of Burghs.
Former MP for Stirling and Falkirk District of Burghs
Entered the House of Commons on 4 July 1892 — General election
Left the House of Commons on 26 October 1922 — General election
Also represented Falkirk District of Burghs; Tower Hamlets Bow and Bromley
Would it not be necessary in the first instance to have clearly defined what the powers of Committee and officer should be? It would be impossible now to consent to a proposal of that kind until we know precisely what are the powers and duties suggested.
I agree with the objections taken to the Amendment which has been proposed from the Front Bench, and I have risen to suggest an alternative that might possibly prove acceptable to the House as a whole. It is that, instead of putting this Section of the Bill into operation, we should enact that those Members who are returned to serve in this Parliament from Ireland should continue to serve...
I think the Government ought to reconsider this Clause as a whole. The subject is extremely complicated, but there are certain general features of it that are quite clear. The United Kingdom Parliament is to continue to impose Income Tax on the United Kingdom as a whole, and out of that Income Tax it has to contribute a certain proportion to Ireland; in other words, it has to determine out of...
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