§ 60. Mr. Parkerasked the Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs what arrangements have been made for the holding of the Constituent Assembly in Newfoundland.
§ Mr. A. HendersonI have been asked to reply. In accordance with the arrangements explained by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister, in his statement in this House on 11th December, 1945, elections to the National Convention, based on universal adult suffrage, took place in the summer of last year, and the 45 elected members assembled in St. John's in September. Following a short recess at Christmas, the Convention met again in January, and is still in session. The National Convention is charged with the object of making recommendations to the United Kingdom Government as to possible forms of future government to be put before the people of Newfoundland at a national referendum.