§ Q3. Mr. Martenasked the Prime Minister whether he will make an official visit to the Caribbean.
§ The Prime MinisterI have no plans to do so, Sir.
§ Mr. MartenWhile giving a mixed welcome to that reply, may I ask whether the Prime Minister is aware that, among people at home and overseas, there is a certain anxiety about the feeling that the operation against Anguilla was not legal? Would he therefore, in the interests of Britain's good name, consider setting up a full, frank and searching inquiry into the whole thing to see whether the operation was legal and whether the evidence on which it was based was fair?
§ The Prime MinisterI am not sure that that arises from the Question on the Order Paper, but certainly we reject any suggestions there may have been—and I am not sure what they were—that the operation was illegal. If there is this anxiety in the hon. Gentleman's mind, his Question would have been better addressed to my right hon. and learned Friend the Attorney-General. I am not sure that I can help the hon. Gentleman.
§ Mr. LiptonIs there not something rather suspicious about the constant desire of hon. Members opposite to keep the Prime Minister moving over the face of the globe instead of staying at Downing Street to look after the shop?