§ 54. General CROFTasked the Prime Minister whether he has asked for or received the resignation of the Secretary to the Ministry of Blockade?
§ Mr. BONAR LAWThe answer is in the negative.
§ General CROFTIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that the shares held by the right hon. Gentlemen were not sold until March of this year?
§ Mr. BONAR LAWThe hon. Member had better give notice of that question.
§ General CROFTI beg to give notice that I shall ask leave to move the Adjournment of the House on this urgent matter of public importance.
§ Mr. SPEAKERI can tell the hon. Member at once that he need not worry about it, because I could not treat it as an urgent matter.
§ General CROFTOn a point of Order. Is it not a matter of urgent public importance that a Member of this House, who is now a Minister, has been proved to have secured for his private firm great trade advantages?
§ Mr. SPEAKERThe matter was discussed the other day, and therefore it cannot be discussed again to-day as a matter of urgency.