§ MR. R. HARCOURT (Montrose Burghs)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether Reports can be obtained from His Majesty's representatives in the principal protected foreign countries and summarised for presentation to Parliament in a shape similar to the Return, No. 301, entitled Speeches (Time Limit), recently issued, showing to what extent, if any, party machinery has recently been utilised (with due allowance for constitutional differences) in assisting the progress of measures promoted by any company, trust, cartel, or syndicate when such measures do not form part of the Government programme.
§ THE UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. MCKINNON WOOD,) Glasgow, St. RolloxMy right hon. friend does not think it 1611 would be possible to obtain a Report which would be of any value.