§ LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILLasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Whether, with a view for the better protection of the public from criminal designs against life and property by the use of explosive agents, Her Majesty's Government have it under consideration to propose Legislation to Parliament giving greater powers to the Executive, and, in particular, powers for expelling from the United Kingdom all Foreign persons who may reasonably be suspected by the police of being concerned in the aforesaid designs?
§ SIR WILLIAM HARCOURTThis is a matter, I need not say, which has engaged, and is engaging, the most anxious attention of Her Majesty's Government. Stringent directions have been given in reference to measures for detecting emissaries sent from abroad to commit these atrocious crimes. The House will see, probably, that it is better I should not at this moment state the nature of these measures. They are within the powers of the existing law; but if, in the judgment of the Government, they are not upon experiment found sufficient, the Government will, not have any hesitation in asking the House for further powers. At the present moment they do not propose to ask for further powers.