§ Q1. Mr. Blakerasked the Prime Minister whether the public speech by the Minister for Overseas Development, in Oxford, on 6th February, about the need for leadership amongst young people represents Government policy.
§ The Prime Minister (Mr. Harold Wilson)My right hon. Friend was discussing the trends of political opinion among students and other young people, Sir. No question of Government policy arises from his speech.
§ Mr. BlakerThe Prime Minister will recall that his right hon. Friend the Minister for Overseas Development referred to the report by the National Executive of the Labour Party about the danger of Trotskyist influence in the party. Does the right hon. Gentleman agree with that report? Does the fact that it has been shelved mean that it is Labour Party policy not to put the Reds where they usually are—under the bed—but to sweep them under the carpet.
§ The Prime MinisterI have made it clear that there is no Government responsibility in these matters, and, in certain aspects of what is going on, no sense of responsibility in other ways, either. However, if the hon. Gentleman wishes to pursue the matter outside Question Time, where it does not arise, I shall be happy to send him a copy of the speech that I made on the subject.