§ LORD ADDISONMy Lords, may I ask the Leader of the House a question of which I have given private notice—namely, whether the Government are able to make a statement on negotiations with Japan, particularly with regard to the Burma road?
§ VISCOUNT CALDECOTEMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Halifax hopes to be in a position to make a statement on this matter in the very near future.
§ LORD ADDISONCould the noble Viscount say whether that means tomorrow?
§ VISCOUNT CALDECOTEI could not bind myself to say it actually means tomorrow. The noble Lord opposite will realise that the fall of the Japanese Government has added another complication to the position.