§ 12. Mr. Crouchasked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects to see Oliver Cromwell outside Westminster Hall again.
§ Mr. CroslandEarly in 1977.
§ Mr. CrouchDoes the right hon. Gentleman agree that the presence of Oliver Cromwell standing outside this House was never so necessary as at this time as a reminder of the supremacy of Parliament, particularly when so many persons both in the Government and outside this House fail to appreciate where ultimate power resides?
§ Mr. CroslandI am delighted to agree with the hon. Gentleman that Oliver Cromwell was a stern defender of our constitutional liberties.
§ Mr. DalyellIf my right hon. Friend is seeing Cromwell shortly, will he have a word with him about Question No. 36 and get his advice on the practicality of hiving off the railways in Scotland to a Scottish Assembly?
§ Mr. PowellDoes the Secretary of State agree that the man who superseded the House of Commons would certainly be among the minority voting "Yes" in the forthcoming referendum?
§ Mr. LiptonWill my right hon. Friend assure the House that the Cromwell statue is in safe keeping because in a recent broadcast the hon. Member for Cornwall, North (Mr. Pardoe) said that Parliament was diseased, that we wanted a new Cromwell and that he was prepared to melt down the Mace for that reason?