§ MR. MACFARLANE (Argyll)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether it is now the intention of Her Majesty's Government to fulfil the pledges given by this country to evacuate Egypt; and whether they intend to invite other Powers having interests in that country to a Conference to consider future arrangements in the event of evacuation taking place?
§ MR. W. E. GLADSTONEI may remind my hon. Friend that the events which occurred in Egypt in the early part of this year were made the subject of a detailed Despatch by my noble Friend the Foreign Secretary, and in that Despatch the views of the Government were fully explained so far as those incidents are concerned. Subsequently we had a Debate in this House arising upon a Motion made by the right hon. Member for the Forest of Dean. In that Debate the views of the Government on the general question were stated for the information of the House. Nothing has occurred since then which would enable the Government to submit any further information on the subject.