HC Deb 15 May 1912 vol 38 c1242W
Sir DAVID BRYNMOR JONES

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the Houses of Convocation of the provinces of Canterbury and York, respectively, met and transacted business after the death of the late King Edward VII. before any new writs for the summoning of the said Houses had been sealed and issued; whether any new writs for the summoning of the said Houses have been sealed and issued since the accession of King George V.; and, if so, on what date or dates?

Mr. McKENNA

The answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. Writs summoning the Houses of Convocation of the provinces of Canterbury and York to meet on the 1st February, 1911, were issued on the 28th November, 1910.