§ Q3. Mr. Emrys Hughesasked the Prime Minister whether the speech by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, at Carluke on 3rd November, about the United Kingdom's defence potential, represents the policy of Her Majesty's Government.
§ The Prime MinisterYes, Sir.
§ Mr. HughesDoes that Answer mean that the Prime Minister approves of the speech of the Foreign Secretary, which was reported by The Times under the headline
Britain's Power to Blast Russia"?Is the Foreign Secretary trying to compete with Marshal Malinovsky for the Nobel Peace Prize? If this is the best contribution which the Foreign Secretary can make to international harmony today, is it not time that the Prime Minister told him to speak at weekends merely on grouse shooting and salmon fishing?
§ The Prime MinisterThe hon. Gentleman's second barrel is always worse than the first. He must try to improve his style; he has been going off a bit lately.
It seemed to me that the Foreign Secretary's speech was very well balanced, and I do not think that it would be disagreed with by at any rate four-fifths of the party opposite.