§ 53. Captain GARRO-JONESasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether M. Raoul Péret has yet specified any date for his visit to this country; and, if not, what steps does he propose to take to hasten the re-opening of negotiations?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLI propose to deal with those matters in the Budget speech, which I would ask the hon. Member to await.
§ Captain GARRO-JONESAs it is not possible to persuade the French Finance Minister to come here, owing to a succession of accidental reasons, can the right hon. Gentleman at least prevent him in the meantime conducting an intensive propaganda—
§ Mr. SPEAKERThis is clearly a very improper question.
§ Mr. CHURCHILLI hope I may be allowed, as it has been asked, not to answer it, but to say that nothing in the relations I have had with various financial Ministers who have represented France affords the slightest warrant for such an attack.
§ Captain GARRO-JONES rose—
§ Mr. SPEAKERI must see any questions that deal with other Governments than our own on the Paper before I allow them to be put.
§ Captain GARRO-JONESOn a point of Order. The right hon. Gentleman has made a suggestion to the effect that I have no ground, if I understood him correctly, for the assertion that intensive propaganda is being conducted—
§ Mr. SPEAKERThat is the sort of question I have already said I cannot allow without notice.