§ 45. Mr. Donnellyasked the Prime Minister if he will make a statement about his proposed trips to the West Indies, the United States of America, Malaya, and Japan.
§ The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. R. A. Butler)I have been asked to reply.
As has already been announced, my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has accepted invitations to visit the West Indies and the United States of America during the Easter Recess and hopes to be able in the autumn to take up invitations to visit the Federation of Malaya and Japan.
§ Mr. DonnellyIs the Leader of the House aware that the autumn is a long way off? What assurance can he give the House that the right hon. Member for Bromley (Mr. H. Macmillan), at the present rate of progress, will still be "the best Prime Minister we have got" at that time?
§ Mr. ButlerI think all form indicates that he will be in even better form by the autumn than he is now, and no doubt these visits will be extremely successful.