§ Q1. Mr. Tim Rentonasked the Prime Minister whether he will visit Burgess Hill, in West Sussex.
§ The Prime MinisterI have at present no plans to visit Burgess Hill.
§ Mr. RentonIs the Prime Minister aware that in Burgess Hill I would willingly introduce him to a number of successful small firms which are not increasing their work force because the mass of employment legislation passed by this Socialist Government is crushingly weighted against them as employers? Does he realise that the incentive for these small firms is to invest in machinery and not in more men and that the unemployment problem is thus being compounded?
§ The Prime MinisterNo, that is not my experience of small firms. Reliefs that were given last autumn and subsequently are helping small firms considerably and I find great appreciation for that fact.
§ Mr. MaddenHas my right hon. Friend noticed the courageous opposition of the hon. Member for Worthing (Mr. Higgins) and the right hon. Member for Sidcup (Mr. Heath) to the Conservative Party's proposals on immigration which seem to be based—
§ Mr. SpeakerOrder. This is not the open form of Question. The hon. Gentleman's supplementary question is not linked at all with the main Question. Mr. William Molloy.
§ Mr. MolloyQuestion No. 2, Sir.
§ Mr. MaddenOn a point of order, Mr. Speaker.
§ Mr. SpeakerWill the hon. Gentleman wait until after Question Time?
§ Mr. HefferNo.
§ Mr. SpeakerI do not require any help from the hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton (Mr. Heffer).
§ Mr. Hefferrose—
§ Mr. SpeakerOrder. We are taking Prime Minister's Question Time. I suggest that points of order should wait until afterwards.