§ 22. Lieut.-Colonel HOWARD-BURYasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affaire when it is proposed to ratify the Treaty of Lausanne and to bring forward the necessary legislation?
§ 50. Mr. ORMSBY-GOREasked the Prime Minister when he proposes to take the discussion on the Lausanne Treaty; and whether the treaty will be ratified by His Majesty's Government in the course of not more than a month from the present date?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe necessary legislation to enable His Majesty's Government to carry out the obligations of the Peace Settlement with Turkey has already been introduced in another place, and will be introduced in this House as soon as possible. An opportunity for discussing the Settlement will occur when the Bill comes before this House. The ratification of the Treaty and of the other instruments of the Settlement by His Majesty will take place as soon as this legislation has been passed and the 959 Governments of the self-governing Dominions and India have expressed their concurrence in the ratification of the Settlement on their behalf. Although every effort is being made to expedite a settlement of this matter, I fear I cannot, at present, indicate any definite date by which ratification will have taken place.