§ MR. S. SMITH (Flintshire)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether confidential negotiations have been proceeding between the Government and the Catholic authorities in London and the Catholic authorities in Rome with a view to the appointment, with recognised diplomatic position and powers, of duly-accredited Ministers to and from the Holy See.
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY (Mr. A. J. BALFOUR, Manchester, E.)Sir, the answer is in the negative.