§ Mr. DOUGLAS HALLasked the Prime Minister whether he would make it a condition to the granting of Crown land, either in Hyde Park or elsewhere, for a site for the memorial to King Edward VII., that the plans or the designs of the proposed memorial shall be selected after open competition, and that the greatest possible portion of the work shall be British; and that upon the committee of selection the Government or the House of Commons shall be represented?
The TREASURER of the HOUSEHOLD (Mr. Dudley Ward)This memorial was initiated as th4 London memorial to his late Majesty, and His Majesty's Government have made no contribution to it. The subscribers have elected a committee, of which the Lord Mayor is chairman, to make recommendations with regard to the site and the form of the memorial. It would be difficult for His Majesty's Government to interfere with the work of the committee unless or until the committee bring forward some proposal which may affect the property of the Crown or of His Majesty's Government.