§ 54. Sir ERNEST WILDasked the Prime Minister whether the office of Poet Laureate is a life appointment irrespective of inspiration and intellectual output?
§ Mr. BONAR LAWThe office of Poet Laureate is a life appointment.
§ Mr. G. LAMBERTWho is the Poet Laureate?
§ Mr. BONAR LAWDoes my right hon. Friend not know.
§ Mr. LAMBERTNo.
§ Mr. BONAR LAWMr. Bridges.
§ Mr. BONAR LAWI think not! Of all possible obligations that would have been the most unreasonable.
§ Sir E. WILDIs this salaried office a silent sinecure?