HC Deb 23 March 1971 vol 814 cc250-1
Mr. Speaker

Mr. Spearing—Question Q10.

Mr. Spearing

Does the Prime Minister recall—

Mr. Speaker

Order. The hon. Gentleman must not ask his supplementary question before he has asked the Question.

Mr. Spearing

I apologise, Mr. Speaker, Question Q10.

Q10. Mr. Spearing

asked the Prime Minister when he plans to make an official visit to Oxford.

The Prime Minister

On 23rd June, when the university has invited me to receive an honorary degree.

Mr. Spearing

I thank the right hon. Gentleman for that reply but—

Sir G. Nabarro

Congratulate him.

Mr. Spearing

—does he recall that during the election campaign he called for an intellectually honest approach to politics, at the same time mentioning certain prices in the shopping basket? Will he please reconcile these two points—

Hon. Members

Reading.

Mr. Heffer

Very good reading it is, too.

Mr. Spearing

—with the Order, made in paragraph 49 of the Agricultural Price Review, to put new taxes on imported meat?

The Prime Minister

The hon. Gentleman's supplementary question, even when post hoc, would appear to be somewhat far from Oxford. The whole question of agricultural policy was put before the electorate fully and in detail at the General Election.