§ MR. ASHMEAD-BARTLETTasked the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether he can state how many miles the Russian Forces have advanced from the Caspian towards India since Her Majesty's present Ministers cams into Office?
§ LORD EDMOND FITZMAURICEsaid, the hon. Member would see that the Question as it stood was of rather a vague character; but he would be glad to give all the information he could if the hon. Member would put the Question in a little clearer form on Thursday.
§ MR. ASHMEAD - BARTLETT, although he did not admit that the Question was not a perfectly plain one, gave Notice that he would on Thursday ask the noble Lord whether he could inform the House how many miles the Russian Forces had advanced from the Caspian towards the Frontier of India during the period that the present Government had been in power?
§ MR. MACFARLANEgave Notice that when the hon. Member put his Question he would ask the noble Lord whether, at the same time, he could inform the House of the number of miles advanced by Russia during the period of Office of the late Government?
§ MR. ASHMEAD-BARTLETTNot one single mile.