§ Lieut. - Commander KENWORTHYasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the people of the Sudan have been consulted or will be consulted as to their future allegiance?
§ The PRIME MINISTERConditions make it impracticable to ascertain the wishes of the inhabitants of the Sudan individually by the usual methods adopted in such countries as our own, but the frequently expressed views of the leading men and the petitions which have been and are being constantly received from all classes and all parts of the country leave no room for doubt as to what effective opinion in the Sudan wishes and His Majesty's Government will respect these wishes.