§ Lord CHARLES BERESFORDasked the Prime Minister whether he is aware that a large number of refugees from Belgium coming to this country are absolutely destitute, and barely clothed, having been driven from their homes, which in some cases have been burned during the War; and whether he will consider the desirability of employing State funds in order to relieve these destitute people?
§ The PRIME MINISTERWe all have the greatest sympathy with these destitute refugees from a country for which we feel so much as we do at this moment, but there is a certain number of funds which are being raised by private action for the purpose, and I would rather wait and see how that works out before answering the Noble Lord's question.