§ Mr. PATRICK O'BRIENasked the Prime Minister whether he is aware that a protest from 14,000,000 Catholics in the United States of America against the Accession Declaration in its present form, as an insult to the Catholics of the world, has been forwarded to the proper quarter in London by the Catholic Federation of the United States of America; whether he can say if it has been yet received; and what reply has been given, or is intended to be given, to the representations of this body of people living under the flag of the most important Power in the world friendly to Great Britain?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI have no information as to the petition mentioned by the hon. Member. No such petition has reached either my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary or myself.
§ Mr. ROBERT HARCOURTasked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the fact that the questions raised by the Accession Declaration were, in some constituencies, not discussed at the recent election, he will defer the further stages of the Bill until the Autumn Session so as to afford an opportunity to Members of conferring with their constituents?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI see no sufficient reason for deferring the further stages of this Bill.