§ 47. Mr. PETHICK-LAWRENCEasked the Prime Minister whether, in arranging for the delegation to the Geneva Assembly this year, he proposes to adopt the practice of all previous Administrations, including his own first Administration, of appointing upon this delegation, in some capacity, a member or members of other political parties?
§ Sir A. CHAMBERLAINI have been asked to reply. No, Sir. If the hon. Member will refer to the answer given by the Prime Minister to the hon. Member for Anglesey (Sir R. Thomas) on the 26th of June, he will see that it has not been the practice of previous Administrations to appoint as delegates to the Assembly of the League of Nations persons of a party other than that in office.
§ Mr. PETHICK-LAWRENCEMy question does not refer to delegates but to one of the positions either of delegate or of assistant delegate, and I think the Prime Minister only referred to the one.
§ Sir A. CHAMBERLAINMy answer refers to both, whether they are delegates or whether they are delegates-substitute.
§ Mr. PETHICK-LAWRENCEDoes the Foreign Secretary say that it has not been the practice to appoint delegates-substitute who were not Members of the Government?
§ Sir A. CHAMBERLAINYes.
48. Marquess of HARTINGTONasked the Prime Minister whether he can give the names of the British delegates at the coming Assembly of the League of Nations?
§ Sir A. CHAMBERLAINI have been asked to reply. The delegates of His Majesty's Government in Great Britain to the forthcoming meeting of the Assembly of the League of Nations will be Lord Cushendun, Sir Cecil Hurst, Sir E. Hilton Young, Dame Edith Lyttelton, Mr. Duff Cooper and myself.