HC Deb 11 April 1907 vol 172 cc361-2
MR. ASHLEY

I beg to ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any progress has yet been made in the negotiations between this country and other Powers with a view to the substitution of a new treaty for that of 1855 with reference to Sweden and Norway.

SIR EDWARD GREY

I can only refer the hon. Member to my reply of 26th February on this subject, † to which, at present, I have nothing to add. It would in any case be unusual to make statements about negotiations which concern several other Powers while they are incomplete.

MR. ASHLEY

Can the right hon. Baronet say when the negotiations are likely to be finished?

† See (4) Debates, clxix., 1428.

SIR EDWARD GREY

I can say nothing about that.