§ 46. Mr. McGOVERNasked the Prime Minister whether he will take steps to call a round table conference of Scottish representatives with a view to discussing proposals for setting up a Scottish Parliament?
§ Mr. BALDWINThe answer is in the negative.
§ Mr. McGOVERNCould not the right hon. Gentleman get consideration given to this question, in view of the tendency all over the world to set up a separate Parliament for each country?
§ Viscount APSLEYWill the right hon. Gentleman consider the question of taking a plebiscite of some parts of the Clyde area, with a view to some of it belonging to the Irish Free State?
§ Mr. McGOVERNMay I ask for an answer to my question? Could the right hon. Gentleman not get consideration of this question by the Cabinet? Will he not consider the claims of Scotland, seeing there is a tendency to set up separate Parliaments throughout the world?
§ Mr. BALDWINI think I ought first to have evidence that the creation of small units makes for the prosperity of the world.
§ Mr. KIRKWOODIs the right hon. Gentleman not aware that the present Prime Minister was the first general secretary of the movement for Home Rule for Scotland?