§ SIR W. J. COLLINS (St. Pancras, W.)To ask the Prime Minister whether he will state what action has been taken by the Lord President of the Council in regard to the memorial which was presented to the Prime Minister in the session before last, on behalf of members of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, asking him to take such steps as might secure to members some voice in the management of the college and its property; and what reply has been received from the council of the college to representations made by them by the Lord President.
(Answered by Sir H. Campbell-Banner-man.) It is a matter of common knowledge that, in reply to the different deputations which he received, the Lord President expressed the general sympathy of the Government with the objects of the memorial; but the council of the Royal College appear to maintain the rigour of their attitude on the subject.