§ 5. Colonel GRETTONasked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs 1035 if, in view of the organised movement in the Irish Free State for the purpose of obtaining reinstatement of the Irish Grants Committee which was dissolved on 31st January, 1930, he will say if the present Government intend to re-establish the Irish Grants Committee now or at any future time?
Mr. THOMASMy hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, recently received, on my behalf, a deputation from a newly-formed Irish Loyalists Association, who presented a memorial urging the re-establishment of the Irish Grants Committee, with a view to the investigation of further claims for compensation. It was made clear by the late Government that the Irish Grants Committee, which completed its work in February, 1930, was intended to be final, and that there could be no question of instituting further machinery. The memorial presented by the Irish Loyalists Association has received careful consideration, but His Majesty's Government regret that they are unable to reverse the decision taken in the matter by their predecessors and reaffirmed by themselves.
§ Colonel GRETTONIs that reply to be taken as final?