Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Palestine. – in the House of Commons at on 22 April 1929.
Mr William Ormsby-Gore
, Stafford
No, Sir. My right hon. Friend has received no such communication from the Supreme Moslem Council; but, as has been explained in Another place, the President of that Council sent a telegram on the subject to my Noble Friend, the Lord Chancellor, about a month ago. As regards the second part of the question, my right hon. Friend is satisfied that the provisions of the draft concession, which have been accepted by the Government of Palestine and by the Arab Government of Trans-jordan, will adequately safeguard the interests of the inhabitants of both territories.
During a debate members of the House of Commons traditionally refer to the House of Lords as 'another place' or 'the other place'.
Peers return the gesture when they speak of the Commons in the same way.
This arcane form of address is something the Labour Government has been reviewing as part of its programme to modernise the Houses of Parliament.
