HC Deb 18 July 1923 vol 166 cc2303-4
47. Sir EDWIN STOCKTON

asked the Prime Minister whether it has been suggested on behalf of the Dominions that, for general convenience and the stimulation of good feeling, occasional meetings of the Imperial Conference might very well be held in one or other of the Dominion capitals; and whether, in any case, he will ascertain the present point of view of the Dominions on such a policy?

The PRIME MINISTER

The suggestion is one with which I am familiar. There is no definite arrangement by which the meetings of the Imperial Conference should invariably take place in London, and the place of meeting must be determined by the convenience of all concerned. At the forthcoming Conference, the date and place of the next meeting will be among the subjects which will come up for discussion.

Mr. HURD

Will it be brought before the Conference that there is a prospect of flying to Canada in two days, and to India in four, as a means of bringing this about?

The PRIME MINISTER

I hope not.