§ Mr. RHYS DAVIESasked the Prime Minister whether he will give the final date upon which the period terminates for laying before Parliament the draft Conventions of the last Labour Conference of the League of Nations; and whether he can assure the House that the necessary action will be taken within the proper period?
§ The PRIME MINISTERArticle 405 of the Treaty of Versailles provides that the Draft Conventions of the International Labour Conference shall be brought before the national competent authority within a period of one year, or. in exceptional circumstances, 18 months at the latest, from the closing of the Session of the Conference. The last Session closed on the 19th November, 1921, and accordingly the action prescribed by Article 405 must in any circumstances be effected by the 19th May next.