§ Sir A. MARKHAMasked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether instructions have been given to the censors at the front that they are not to open or censor letters which are addressed to Members of Parliament at the House of Commons; and whether this privilege applies to Members of the House of Lords?
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§ Mr. TENNANTIn view of the statement made by the hon. Member in his supplementary question on 6th July, instructions are being sent to Sir John French that the censors in the field might be guided by the same principles in this matter as are the censors in the United Kingdom. This privilege would apply also to correspondence addressed to peers at the House of Lords.