§ THE MARQUESS OF LANSDOWNEI beg to ask the Under Secretary for India a question of which I have given him private notice, namely, whether Her Majesty's Government intend to lay on the Table any papers relating to Chitral, and, if so, what papers, and when?
*THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA (Lord REAY)Her Majesty's Government are not at present in a position to make any statement on the subject of the noble Marquess's question or to lay any papers on the Table.
§ THE MARQUESS OF LANSDOWNEIs my noble Friend able to tell us whether we shall have an opportunity of discussing the question before any final decision is arrived at by Her Majesty's Government?
§ *LORD REAYI am not prepared to answer my noble Friend's question without notice.
§ THE MARQUESS OF LANSDOWNEIn consequence of the answer I have just received, I beg to give notice that on an early day I shall call attention to the situation in Chitral and ask whether an opportunity will be given to the House to consider any papers there may be on the subject before any decision is arrived at by Her Majesty's Government.