§ 45. Lieut.-Colonel MOORE-BRABAZONasked the Prime Minister whether he can arrange that the Debate promised on the Committee of Imperial Defence shall take place after the Estimates for the Services have been published but before any have been debated?
§ The PRIME MINISTER (Mr. Ramsay MacDonald)Conversations are taking place through the usual channels with a view to arranging a Debate on the Committee of Imperial Defence. I am afraid, however, that I cannot pledge myself to arrange such a Debate before any of the Estimates for the Defence Forces have been considered by the House.
§ Lieut.-Colonel MOORE-BRABAZONCan the right hon. Gentleman arrange that we debate a proportion of the money spent on the three Services on the first Service Vote taken in the House?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI am afraid that that question must be addressed, not to me, but to the authorities who deal with the Standing Orders of the House.
§ Lieut.-Colonel MOORE-BRABAZONWill the right hon. Gentleman use his influence to persuade them to do so?