§ MR. CLAUDE HAYI beg to ask the Prime Minister whether he will state what progress has been made in carrying out the arrangements between the British and Italian Governments, the Municipality of Florence, and others, to ensure that the works of art and other property bequeathed to the British nation by the late Mr. Stibbert, of Florence, shall lie available to the public in the United Kingdom or in Florence.
§ SIR H. CAMPBELL-BANNERMANI can make no definite statement. Communications between the Government and the authorities at Florence are still in progress.
§ MR. CLAUDE HAYWhen will the right hon. Gentlemen be in a position to give this information which I asked for months ago?
§ SIR H. CAMPBELL-BANNERMANIt does not depend on me, but on the authorities at Florence. Perhaps the hon. Gentleman will address his question to them, as he could get his answer more readily on the spot.
§ MR. CLAUDE HAYWill the Government in the public interest defray my expenses if I go out there?