§ 45. Mr. MORELasked the Prime Minister whether it is his intention to make a rule of always submitting treaties with Foreign Powers to this House before ratification, and of giving ample time for an examination of the implications of such treaties before they actually come before the House for discussion; and whether time can be given for the submission to the House of a Motion for making this practice the recognised usage of the House, and for ensuring that no diplomatic arrangement, or verbal or written understanding with a foreign State involving military obligations, shall he undertaken, or preparations for co-operation in war between the military and naval staffs and the military and naval staffs of a foreign State, shall be sanctioned without the express authority of Parliament?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThis subject is at present being inquired into. In my speech on the 12th instant I made some reference to it, and I hope I may be in a position to indicate a little more fully the attitude of His Majesty's Government His the points raised when intoducing the Bill for carrying into effect the Treaty of Lausanne.