DOMINIONS ANXIOUS?
QUESTION IN COMMONS
WESTMINSTER STATUTE
LONDON, 9th Febrnary.' In the House of Commons, Mr. P. -"W. Domier (Con-) inquired -whether, - in view of the Statute of Westminster, the Gdvernmeiit proposed to consult tlie Dominion Governments, before finally committing themselves to constitutional reform in India.
The Prime Minister, Mr. J. Ramsay MaeDonald, said that nothing in the Statute of Westminster affected the ! present position of constitutional iej form in India, ■ ' . "
Sir H. Page Croft (Con.): .Are yon aware that there ia ■considerable anxiety in the Dominions on this subject, in view of the state of affairs in Ireland? ' . . . -V- •':'■
Mr. Mac Donald: Yes; but the Statute of "Westminster does not deal -with- a state of anxiety.
The Secretary of State for India, Sir Samuel Hoare, stated in the House of Conunpns on Tuesday that the Government intended to lay a White Paper before Parliament containing its full proposals for a Federal Constitution for India and to invite Parliament before the Easter recess to set np a Joint Select Committee of both Houses with power to confer with Indian, representatives and to examine and report upon, those proposals. ~ . •
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 35, 11 February 1933, Page 11
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