HC Deb 08 July 1931 vol 254 c2062
32. Colonel HOWARD-BURY

asked the First Commissioner of Works whether any more of the British Embassy plate that was stolen from Petrograd has been recovered?

The FIRST COMMISSIONER of WORKS (Mr. Lansbury)

No, Sir.

Colonel HOWARD-BURY

Can the right hon. Gentleman say whether, since the last discovery of this missing plate, Soviet hospitality has been curtailed towards the British Embassy?

Mr. LANSBURY

I am sorry, but I did not hear a word of the hon. and gallant Member's question.

Sir ASSHETON POWNALL

Can the right hon. Gentleman say whether the value of this plate was included in our claim?

Colonel HOWARD-BURY

I asked whether Soviet hospitality, since the last discovery of this missing plate, has been curtailed?

Mr. LANSBURY

I am not in Moscow.