HC Deb 09 July 1923 vol 166 cc901-2
16. Colonel WEDGWOOD

asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether conversations between the India Office and the Colonial Office with relation to the Kenya Settlement have yet been renewed since each Department has heard the views of the various deputations now in this country from Kenya?

19. Mr. J. HOPE SIMPSON

asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the question of the reformed Constitution of Kenya Colony has yet been settled?

Mr. ORMSBY-GORE

I cannot say more at the moment than that the whole matter is engaging the close attention of my Noble Friend the Secretary of State, and that I hope to be in a position to make a statement in the Debate on the Colonial Office Vote.

Colonel WEDGWOOD

Will that statement be the result of consultations with the India Office?

Mr. ORMSBY-GORE

Most certainly. My Noble Friend and the Secretary of State for India are in frequent personal communication, and I shall not be able to make the statement until the matter has been before the Cabinet.