§ Sir S. HOAREasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between the United Kingdom and Poland, which was signed at Warsaw on 26th November last, has been ratified; if not, what is the cause of the delay; and whether he is aware that, owing to the delay, certain classes of French textiles receive a more favoured treatment as regards duties payable than similar classes of British textiles, in some cases to the extent of 40 per cent.?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe answer to the first part of the question is in the negative. The formalities of ratification are being completed as rapidly as possible and on the part of His Majesty's Government there has been no delay. The answer to the third part of the question is in the affirmative, and I have it in I mind.