§ MR. LONSDALETo ask the Prime Minister whether any conclusion has been arrived at with respect to the proposed all-red route for mail communication, travel, and transportation, which was declared by unanimous re solution of the Imperial Conference to be demanded in the interests of the Empire; and whether His Majesty's Government are prepared to recommend Parliament to accord financial support to this scheme.
(Answered by Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman.) The matter is still under consideration, and I am not in a position to make any announcement.