§ MR. VINCENT KENNEDY (Cavan, W.)I beg to ask the Prime Minister whether the terms of reference to the Royal Commission in connection with the D'Angely case will cover the payment of compensation; and has any apology been or will the same be made to Madame D'Angely and her friends.
§ SIR H. CAMPBELL-BANNERMANIt will be open to the Commissioners, after hearing the evidence, to make any recommendation with regard to the D'Angely case that they may think proper.
§ SIR HOWARD VINCENT (Sheffield, Central)asked whether steps would be taken to ensure the presence of Madame D'Angely before the Royal Commission, and that she should give evidence on oath.
§ SIR H. CAMPBELL-BANNERMANI am not aware. I have taken no steps.
§ MR. VINCENT KENNEDYI beg to ask the Prime Minister whether his attention has been drawn to the indignation expressed through France at the reluctance of the defaulting authorities to apologise in the D'Angely case in view of the fact that the lady insulted is a French subject, and the importance attached to a continuance of the friendly relations between these countries will this situation be immediately dealt with.
§ SIR H. CAMPBELL-BANNERMANWe have received no information tending to show that the feeling of indignation alleged in the Question to exist in France has been created, nor has anything occurred at all likely to affect prejudicially the friendly relations of the two countries.
§ MR. VINCENT KENNEDYHad this lady to leave the country because of the treatment extended to her?
§ SIR H. CAMPBELL-BANNERMANI am not aware of anything of the sort.
§ LORD R. CECIL (Marylebone, E.)Is it true that the Metropolitan police have been making inquiries of the Paris police as to Madame D'Angely?
§ SIR H. CAMPBELL-BANNERMANDoes the noble Lord think that I am aware of all that is done by the Metropolitan police? The noble Lord abuses his powers of interrogation. A Question is asked me as to a supposed state of indignation in France, and the noble Lord proceeds to ask me what the police are doing.
§ LORD R. CECILI am sorry that I have discomposed the Prime Minister. Probably he will view my offence with a more lenient eye when I point out that I have put a Question on the Paper to the Home Secretary, but not for oral answer. I thought that possibly one Cabinet Minister might have communicated with another.
§ MR. FLAVIN (Kerry, N.)May I ask whether this lady has not gone away for the good of her health?
§ [No Answer was returned.]