§ The Prime Minister (Sir Alec Douglas-Home)I have to report that the Committee appointed by this House waited upon the right hon. Gentleman the Member for Woodford (Sir W. Churchill), according to the Order of the House, yesterday afternoon, and conveyed to him the Resolution expressing the thanks of the House.
The right hon. Gentleman said:
I am deeply grateful to the House that it should see fit to honour its servant in this outstanding way. Among the many different aspects and chapters of my public life, it is my tenure as a Member of Parliament that I value most highly. Now, at the time of my departure, this Resolution has set the seal on the many kindnesses which the House has done me. It will always be remembered and cherished by myself and my descendants