HUYTON (Hansard, 26 March 1974)

§ Q5. Mr. Ashley
asked the Prime Minister if he will pay an official visit to Huyton.

§ The Prime Minister
I was in Huyton last weekend and expect to make many visits in the future as Prime Minister.

§ Mr. Ashley
When my right hon. Friend was in Huyton last month, he was there as a successful parliamentary candidate. When he goes there next month, it will be as a highly successful Prime Minister. Will he assure the people of Huyton and hon. Members that, notwithstanding the huffing of the Conservatives or the puffing of the Liberals—the Tweedledums and Tweedledees of politics —he will ensure implementation of the main priorities of the Labour Party manifesto in this Parliament with particular reference to the disadvantaged both at home and abroad?

§ The Prime Minister
I thank my hon. Friend for his remarks. I have visited Huyton twice since the General Election and I shall be there again this weekend. On the last part of the question about the disadvantaged, my hon. Friend will have noticed steps already taken by the Government in regard to disabled and handicapped persons and I think that he will soon hear an announcement on the question of disadvantaged persons abroad.

§ Mrs. Kellett-Bowman
Does the Prime Minister realise that he is going to Huyton as Prime Minister largely because of the political activities of Mr. Campbell Adamson? Since he has declared his intention of giving no political honours, may we take it that he will not be rewarding Mr. Campbell Adamson for his assistance to the Labour Party during the General Election?

§ The Prime Minister
I think that the House would feel advantaged if the hon. Member could recover her composure of the previous Parliament, but in her present excitable state I can assure her that I am not going to Huyton as its Member as a result of Mr. Campbell Adamson's activities. He did not get 15,000 votes in a truncated constituency. In spite of the high regard in which Mr. Adamson is held in all quarters of the House, I doubt whether many of my constituents have heard of him. The hon. Lady will have to think up another supplementary question.