§ Q1. Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the Prime Minister whether he will advise the establishment of a Royal Commission to investigate the procedure and practice of awarding official honours, and to make recommendations.
§ Mr. HamiltonA very disappointing reply. Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that there is now a considerable degree of hilarious cynicism as soon as his own list is produced? If he will not set up a Royal Commission, would he not be well advised to scrap the whole disreputable procedure of giving political awards to party political hacks?
§ The Prime MinisterNo, Sir.
§ Mr. RossWill the right hon. Gentleman think about this matter again? It is really rather unfair to those isolated Scottish Tories who are not members of the "night shift".