§ MR. TENNANT (Berwickshire)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether he is yet in a position to state what will be the scope and nature of the inquiry to be undertaken at the Conference of the North Sea Powers; and whether a representative of Great Britain has yet been decided upon?
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURYI am sorry to say I can make no statement on the subject, as negotiations are still proceeding upon it.
§ MR. TENNANTCan the right honourable Gentleman give any indication as to when he will be able to do so?
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURYIt is always difficult to fix a term for negotiations between different Powers, but if the honourable Gentleman will put that Question on the Paper, I will endeavour to ascertain the views of the Foreign Office upon it.