Oral Answers to Questions — China. – in the House of Commons at on 24 May 1937.
Mr William Lunn
, Rothwell
asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether he has any information to give the House as to the position of affairs in Newfoundland?
Marquess of Hartington:
There have been no developments of importance since the report of the Commission of Government for the year 1936, Cmd. 5425, was presented to Parliament last month. My right hon. Friend is in correspondence with the Governor with regard to proposals for a long-range policy of economic reconstruction in the Island, to be pursued in combination with measures of more immediate effect, and a statement on the matter will be included in the Budget speech which will be made in Newfoundland towards the end of next month.
Mr William Lunn
, Rothwell
Have there not been communications from Newfoundland upon this subject, and have they not all been in the direction that the economic position of the people is considerably worse now than it has been at any time?
Mr Valentine McEntee
, Walthamstow West
Will the Budget speech to which the Noble Lord referred be made available for Members of the House of Commons?
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