§ Mr. BASIL PETO(by Private Notice) asked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department, whether he can give any information as to the state of the negotiations with the French Government for compensation to the widows of the master and chief mate of the steamer "Edith Cavell," whose death was directly attributable to their imprisonment in French Guiana, and whether it is proposed to take any legal action in order to secure compensation for the widows?
§ Mr. A. M. SAMUEL (Secretary, Overseas Trade Department)His Majesty's Ambassador at Paris is still without a reply from the French Government to the proposal that the question of compensation should be referred to arbitration. His Majesty's Ambassador has been and is giving the matter his personal care and will continue to press for a reply from the French Government.