§ 80. Mr. LAVERACKasked the First Commissioner of Works if he is aware that in Virginia, United States of America, there is a desire to commemorate the first British settlement in North America, taken possession of by Sir Walter Raleigh, and subsequently established as a permanent Colony, by the erection of a memorial in the precincts of the House of Commons; and whether he is willing to arrange for a suitable memorial, tablet or inscription, according to the desires and at the expense of Virginia, to be erected or placed in one of the lobbies or other place in the British House of Parliament?
§ Mr. JOWETTIn view of the limited space available within the precincts of the House, I am unable to say whether it would be possible to agree to the erection of such a memorial. A definite proposal would, however, receive careful consideration.
Viscountess ASTORWill the right hon. Gentleman always bear in mind that Virginia was England's first Colony?