HC Deb 23 November 1916 vol 87 c1580
83. Mr. OUTHWAITE

asked the Prime Minister whether steps will be taken to secure an armistice on the Western front at Christmas for the purpose of burying the dead lying between the opposing lines?

Mr. FORSTER

The desirability, or otherwise, of concluding armistices for the purpose mentioned in the question can only be decided by the Commander-in-Chief of the British Armies in France.