§ Sir J. Langford-Holtasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, as a result of the visit of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State to Egypt in September, he is satisfied that the 1888 Suez Canal Convention regarding freedom of passage of ships of all nations in peace and in war through the Canal is now being observed by Egypt; and what assurance the Under-Secretary of State received concerning passage of traffic through the Suez Canal.
§ Mr. George ThomsonI did not raise this subject during my visit to Cairo as there had been no recent case of interference with British shipping using the Suez Canal. As to the present position, I have nothing to add to my reply on 29th November to the hon. Gentleman the Member for Haltemprice (Mr. Wall).