§ 2. Mr. WADDINGTONasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he has any report from the Government of the Soudan as to the progress made with works authorised under the £6,000,000 loan of 1919; whether the 1088 Soudan Government is satisfied that the amount will enable it to complete the approved scheme; and if he will make representations to the Soudan Government of the urgency of the work and the consequent development of cotton growing?
§ The ADDITIONAL PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Lieut.-Colonel Sir Hamar Greenwood)Lord Allenby reported on December 6th that a great deal of work had already been done on the Sennar Dam and over one million pounds had been expended on it. The reply to the second part of the hon. Member's question is in the affirmative, and in reply to the third part I can assure the hon. Member that the Soudan Government full realise the importance of completing the approved scheme at the earliest possible date, and representations to them on this subject are therefore unnecessary.
§ Mr. SUGDENCan the hon. Baronet give the amount of baleage, and when does he hope to deliver in this country from the Soudan this money which is being spent?
§ Sir H. GREENWOODI must ask for notice of a question dealing with detail like that.