§ 47. Sir E. CARSONasked the Prime Minister whether the Council of Ministers in France has denounced ail commercial conventions containing a general clause regarding most-favoured nations; whether the object of such denunciation is to leave the country's hands free for the time when peace arrives; and whether it is the intention of His Majesty's Government to adopt a similar course, having regard to the probable shortage of raw material after the War and the necessity of providing for the requirements of the British Empire and her Allies?
§ Mr. BONAR LAWThe answer to all the parts of this question is in the affirmative.