§ 52. Mr. DAVID MASONasked the Prime Minister whether His Majesty's Government will consider the advisability of taking steps to find out the terms of peace which the enemy Governments will entertain; and whether such terms will include the evacuation of Belgium and North-Eastern France?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe answer to the first part of the question is in the negative; the second part, therefore, does not arise.
§ Mr. S. ROBERTSMay I ask whether questions of this nature are not detrimental to the public interest?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThat is a matter of opinion, upon which every Member must form his own judgment.
§ Sir A. MARKHAMHas not the Prime Minister made a declaration that terms of peace will be given to the enemy when we get to Berlin?
§ Mr. OUTHWAITEIs it not the fact that both the Belgian people and the Belgian Government desire to see the Germans negotiated out of their country— [HON. MEMBERS: "Driven out!"]—and their country not blown to pieces?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI must really appeal to the House not to sanction in the form either of questions on the Paper or, still less, of supplementary questions, inquiries of this nature.