§ 46. Mr. JAMES HOPEasked the Prime Minister whether he is prepared to make a statement to the House as to the discrepancies, or alleged discrepancies, which he alluded to, but did not explain, in the Debate of 29th April?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI dealt in the time allotted to me with what seemed to me the most serious and important points raised in the Debate, and I cannot now reopen the subject.
§ Mr. JAMES HOPEIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that he sat down when there were still some eleven minutes of the time of the House to deal with this matter?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI thought I had exceeded the time. I am sorry.
§ 60. Mr. AMERYasked the Prime Minister what were the special reasons which made it inadvisable to incur the technical difficulties and delays involved in a court martial of officers who might be reluctant 710 to take part in operations against Ulster referred to in the late Secretary of State for War's Memorandum of 20th March?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI am not aware what the special reasons were.
§ 61. Mr. AMERYasked the Prime Minister whether the records now published by him of the notes of the interviews with General Paget on 18th and 19th March are complete, or if there are any other notes or portions of notes referring to the interviews of the 18th and 19th not yet published?
§ The PRIME MINISTERAll the records of instructions given to Sir Arthur Paget have been published in full, in accordance with the pledge given by me on 24th March.