HC Deb 10 February 1969 vol 777 c855
5. Mr. Gordon Campbell

asked the Paymaster-General by what machinery she will submit evidence to the proposed Commission on the Constitution and its sub-committees.

Mrs. Hart

This depends to some extent on the wishes of the Commission as to the nature and content of the evidence they require.

Mr. Campbell

Has the right hon. Lady any intention of contributing information or advice to the Commission when it is eventually set up, or is she going to wait until she is invited to do so, if she is, by the Commission?

Mrs. Hart

I think that that depends on what the Commission believe will be most helpful to it.

Mr. Hector Hughes

Will my right hon. Friend take care to ensure that the machinery referred to in this Question operates in the widest possible way, to make certain that a great selection of witnesses with experience of Scottish needs, present and future, are available for the Commission?

Mrs. Hart

I am sure that when the Commission is finally appointed it will wish to carry out its work in such a way that it is able to take full account of all the views of those in Scotland and Wales, as well as in England.