The Week in Parliament Our Parliamentary Correspondent writes : At
the begin- ning of the week the House continued to be restless. Members, who had been in contact with their Divisions, reported the strongly expressed desire of their constituents for an immediate statement by the Government, both with regard to foreign policy and home defence. That there was no question put to the Prime Minister by the Opposition on Monday astonished the majority of the House ; but later it was learned that Mr. Chamberlain had seen Mr. Green- wood and persuaded him that nothing was to be gained from a question at that moment. Indeed, one of the most interesting features of the present situation is the way in which, since the Prime Minister's interview with the Oppo- sition leaders, many members of the Labour Party have, in private conversation at any rate, been prepared to leave things unquestioningly in his hands. After Tuesday's statement in the House, and Mr. Chamberlain's speech at the dinner given to him by the Conservative Back Benchers' Committee, the restlessness had apparently subsided, except for a small minority who supported the Eden Motion asking for a national effort to meet the present dangers.
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