§ MR. R. MCKENNA (Monmouth, N.)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury, whether he can assure the House that Her Majesty's Government will not make any alteration in their decision not to send British troops to the Soudan without due notice to the House?
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY (Mr. A. J. BALFOUR,) Manchester, E.A pledge such as that the hon. Member demands would be unusual and, I think, inconvenient. ["Hear, hear!"]