§ 46. Mr. ALBERYasked the Prime Minister which Ministers have been, or are at present, absent from this country in connection with the duties of their office?
§ The PRIME MINISTERAs the reply is in tabular form I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the reply:
§ No Ministers are at present absent from this country, but the following Ministers have at various times been absent in connection with the duties of their offices:
§ The Prime Minister: Delegate to the Assembly of the League of Nations. Visit to the United States and Cunada.
§ The Chancellor of the Exchequer: Dele-gat to The Hague Conference
29§ The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs: Delegate to The Hague Conference. Delegate to the Assembly of the League of Nations. Representative on the Council of the League of Nations.
§ The Lord Privy Seal: Visit to Canada.
§ The Secretary of State for War: Visit to Vimy in connection with the unveiling of windows in the French Memorial Chapel. Visit to Malta and Gibraltar to see conditions under which the troops serve.
§ The President of the Board of Trade: Delegate to The Hague Conference, Delegate to the Assembly of the League of Nations.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs: Substitute delegate to the Assembly of the League of Nations. Representative on the Council of the League of Nations.
§ The Under-Secretary of State for Air: Study of continental air transport systems.
§ The Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty: Inspection of naval establishments, Mediterranean Station,
§ Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade: Delegate to the International Labour Conference. Delegate to the Preparatory Technical Conference on Conditions of Work in the Coal Mining Industry.
§ The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour: Representative on the Governing Body of the International Labour Office.