HC Deb 24 April 1902 vol 106 cc1172-3
MR. SWIFT MACNEILL

I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether he will state what facilities, if any, were offered to Lord Wolseley on the occasion of his recent visit to South Africa, having regard to the fact that he was Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in the early period of the South African War and his position as a military historian, to visit the scenes of the operations in South Africa, during the period of his supreme command of the British Army.

MR. BRODRICK

May I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to a Question put by the hon. Member for South Leitrim on March 18th, to which I have nothing to add.†

MR. SWIFT MACNEILL

My Question now is whether any facilities were offered to Lord Wolseley to visit the battlefields. Will the right hon. Gentleman answer "Yes" or "No"?

MR. BRODRICK

I have nothing to add to what I have already said.

MR. SWIFT MACNEILL

Then I will put this Question—Was Lord Wolseley refused facilities to visit the battlefields? † See preceding volume, p. 317.

MR. BRODRICK

The answer is covered by what I said before.

MR. SWIFT MACNEILL

Then I beg to give notice that—

* Mr. SPEAKER

Order, order; The hon. Gentleman must take the answer of the Minister for better or worse.

MR. SWIFT MACNEILL

Yes, Sir, I shall take the answer for worse; and I wish now to say that I will put the Question again tomorrow.