§ The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Mr. Iain Macleod)I beg to move,
That this House desires formally to record that the assumptions which prompted the honourable Member for Brixtonto make a personal statement on 10th November, 1955, regarding Mr. Harold Philby were wrong and that his allegation of 25th October, 1955, has been justified by subsequent events.I move this Motion in circumstances that are unusual and, I believe, unprecedented. I believe, after reflection, that this is the right action to take and I therefore thought it right to draw up this Motion, to put my name to it as Leader of the House, and to commend it to the House.
§ Mr. Marcus Lipton (Brixton)I thank the Leader of the House for moving the Motion.
§ Question put and agreed to.