asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, if, in view of the importance of Anglo-American understanding, he will facilitate a Parliamentary mission to the U.S.A. during the Christmas recess.

The question of the despatch of missions from this House is of course not for me to decide. As regards facilities, the hon. Member will be aware that the wartime restrictions on obtaining travel documents have now been relaxed, and though trans-Atlantic transport is acutely congested, I understand that my right hon. Friend the Minister of War Transport does everything possible to provide sea passages for such hon. Members as request them.