24 JUNE 1938, Page 3

The tendency to refuse information was particularly noticeable in Tuesday's

debate on Foreign Affairs. Pressed for a statement on certain definite points by the Opposition as to what precisely the Government intends to do about (a) the bombing of British ships and (b) the Anglo-Italian Agreement, and what they mean by a " settlement " in Spain, the Prime Minister refused to make any pronounce- ment at all. According to The Times, it is unreasonable to expect him to do so while " his horse is still in mid-stream." But the real reason for this silence is that the Government has no policy to offer.

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