§ CAPTAIN CRAIG (Down, E.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he will caution Sir Anthony MacDonnell that when he is making any further speeches foreshadowing Home Rule or Devolution for Ireland when Parliament is not sitting, he will adhere strictly to the Cabinet's proposals on the subject.
MR. BRYCEAll communications between the Chief Secretary and the Under-Secretary are of a confidential nature, but I may remove from the hon. Member's mind a misapprehension when I inform him that the Under-Secretary has never, so far as I know, indicated any specific proposals on the subject referred to in the Question.
§ CAPTAIN CRAIGThe right hon. Gentleman in a previous Answer stated that a speech was made by—[The rest of the sentence was lost in NATIONALIST cries of "Order."]
§ * MR. SPEAKERThe observations of the hon. and gallant Member seem to be of a controversial character.