asked the Prime Minister whether, in the event of any attempt to separate what are known as the Rhineland provinces from Germany by our ally France, such attempt will be opposed by His Majesty's Government?

This question is hypothetical, and it is obviously quite impossible for me to answer it.

Has the right hon. Gentleman's attention been drawn to a French official despatch recently published in the "Manchester Guardian," a paper of repute, bearing upon this question, in which that policy is advocated and pursued with vigour, and in the event of the despatch to M. Poincaré being put into operation and the policy indicated there—

Speak up!

I think the hon. Member will realise that, as no such proposal has been made to His Majesty's Government, it is obvious that we cannot give an answer to something that is entirely hypothetical.