§ Q1. Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the progress made with the leaders of Her Majesty's Opposition on discussions concerning the establishment of specialist committees of the House.
§ The Prime Minister (Mr. Harold Wilson)I would ask my hon. Friend to await the statement I foreshadowed in answering a similar Question by my hon. Friend the Member for Woolwich, West (Mr. Hamling) last Tuesday.
§ Mr. HamiltonMeanwhile, would my right hon. Friend say whether the Government expect that this Committee will be in operation, fully staffed and equipped with technical assistance before the end of this Session?
§ The Prime MinisterI think that my hon. Friend had better await the statement which I have promised for this month. I hope that the House will be able to proceed very speedily after the statement has been made.