§ 63. Sir J. Langford-Holtasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will now make a statement on the regulations recently issued by him concerning the wearing of foreign orders and decorations.
§ The Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Mr. William Rodgers)The matter is still under serious consideration but, as I am sure the hon. Member knows, this is not the kind of problem which lends itself to rapid solution.
§ Sir J. Langford-HoltWill the hon. Gentleman bear in mind that I have not been hustling his Department, because I have been raising this matter now for seven years? Is he now able to give us a date for when these conclusions will be reached?
§ Mr. RodgersI am sorry that I cannot give a date today. I fully appreciate the hon. Gentleman's concern and persistence in this matter and certainly we will give him an opportunity to look into it further as soon as we possibly can.