HC Deb 03 August 1943 vol 391 cc2064-5
7. Mr. Cocks

asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs in which Dominions the electoral truce is in operation and those in which a coalition government exists?

The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs (Mr. Attlee)

The Government in the Union of South Africa comprises members of the United Party, the Dominion Party and the Labour Party. At the recent election there was an agreement for the allocation of seats between the United Panty on the one hand and the Dominion and Labour Parties on the other, which operated in constituencies contested by the Government. So far as I am aware, no electoral truce is in operation in the other three Dominions, nor have they coalition Governments.

Mr. Cocks

In spite of the fact that these Dominions have rejected this priceless boon, can my right hon. Friend say they are still putting their full weight into the war effort?

Mr. Attlee

Yes, Sir.