HC Deb 09 February 1922 vol 150 cc281-2
13. Mr. MILLS

asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what journals, daily and weekly, have been suppressed or suspended since martial law was proclaimed in Egypt in 1914; why were they suppressed or suspended, and what are the dates and periods of their suppression or suspension; and how do these compare with the two similar periods preceding the proclamation of martial law?

Mr. HARMSWORTH

I have no material on which to furnish a statement such as is desired by the hon. Member.

Mr. MILLS

Will the hon. Gentleman, who appears to be giving the same kind of answers—

Mr. SPEAKER

The hon. Member must not make a speech.

Mr. MILLS

It was not a speech, Sir.

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