§ Colonel IVOR PHILIPPSasked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been drawn to the recent exhibition in London of what is alleged to be the head of Oliver Cromwell; whether he will cause inquiries to be made as to the authenticity of this relic; and, if satisfied that this is really the head of the great Protector, he will take such steps as may be necessary to secure the relic for the nation, and arrange for the same to be buried with all reverence and respect at the cost of the State, and, thus put an end to this exhibition of the human remains of a great Englishman?
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§ The PRIME MINISTERI understand that the genuineness of the alleged head of the Lord Protector is not generally-admitted, and I am therefore not in a position to consider my hon. Friend's suggestion.