HC Deb 20 January 1944 vol 396 cc403-4W
Mr. De la Bère

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can now make some pronouncement regarding the progress that is being made in connection with the formulation for the future of a—single foreign policy for the British Commonwealth of Nations.

Mr. George Hall

As the hon. Member is aware, the United Kingdom and the Dominions have an equal status in the formulation of foreign policy. The fullest consultation regularly takes place in regard to foreign affairs. The question of whether any further amplification of the present machinery of consultation is required is a subject which will no doubt be raised at the meeting of Prime Ministers, which it is hoped to hold in the near future.