HC Deb 29 June 1905 vol 148 cc539-40
MR. GIBSON BOWLES (Lynn Regis)

I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War when does he propose to lay upon the Table of the House the telegrams from Lieutenant-General Sir Neville Lyttelton quoted by the Secretary of State for India.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (Mr. ARNOLD-FORSTER,) Belfast, W.

As the telegrams were read out in full to the House by my right hon. friend and will appear in The Parliamentary Debates, it would appear unnecessary to print them as a separate Parliamentary Paper.

MR. GIBSON BOWLES

I appeal to you, Mr. Speaker, whether it is not the Rule of the House that when a Minister quotes from a telegram the whole telegram should be laid upon the Table of the House.

* MR. SPEAKER

That certainly is the rule. When a quotation is made from a document by a Minister the whole document must be produced.

MR. ARNOLD-FORSTER

There is no objection to going through the form of presenting these Papers.

MR. GIBSON BOWLES

Will the right hon. Gentleman lay them on the Table, and when?

MR. ARNOLD-FORSTER

As soon as they are printed.