§ 57. Mr. GODFREY LOCKER-LAMPSONasked the Prime Minister whether he has ascertained how many of the witnesses who gave evidence before the Committee on Irish Finance have no objection to their evidence being published?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe answer is in the negative. The reasons were fully explained by me in answer to questions on 7th November last.
§ Mr. G. LOCKER-LAMPSONIs it not a fact that the Chancellor of the Exchequer gave a practical pledge in Parliament last year that he would publish the evidence if approached by any considerable number of Members to do so?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThat is not a correct statement. I refreshed my memory by looking at the speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer this morning, and I advise the hon. Gentleman to do the same.