§ Mr. WILLIAM PEELasked, in view of the authorisation by the Admiralty of the publication of the First Sea Lord's Memorandum of 19th November, 1910, on the risk of invasion, do His Majesty's Government propose to publish a similar Memorandum by the First Sea Lord on the effect of the Hague Conventions and the Declaration of London; and will the opinion thereon of the First Sea Lord be communicated to this House before this House is asked to agree to a Second Reading either of the Naval Prize Bill or of the Second Peace Conference (Conventions) Bill?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe answer to the question is in the negative.
§ Mr. PEELDoes the right hon. Gentleman only ask for the publication of the expressions of opinion of the higher officials when those opinions agree with those of the Government?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe answer to the question is in the negative.