§ Q1. Mr. Martenasked the Prime Minister if he will transfer the responsibility for keeping under review and amending the planning document, "The Task Ahead", from the Secretary of State for Economic Affairs to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
§ The Prime Minister (Mr. Harold Wilson)No, Sir.
§ Mr. MartenBut as the conclusions reached in the planning document can be almost entirely altered by the actions and policies of the Chancellor, would it not be more sensible if he had the responsibility for that document, and then the D.E.A. could be run down?
§ The Prime MinisterI do not think that that conclusion follows from the preamble to the hon. Gentleman's Question. I refer him to what I said on the broader subject in our debate on the Fulton Report last year.