24 MARCH 1939, Page 3

There was a very full House on Monday in the

expecta- tion that the Prime Minister would be in a position to make a statement on Government policy. However, he had nothing to say, and most Members forsook the Debate on Safety in Coal Mines to stand uncomfortably in the Upper House to listen to Lord Halifax. Wednesday's statement in the Commons about Memel, although it was expected, con- firmed Members in their view that there is little time to lose. The Labour questioners were restrained, but it was notice- able that Mr. Attlee's remarks as to the growing anxiety of all Members for an early definition of Government policy received some cheers from the Government benches.