§ Mr. SpeakerIn accordance with the undertaking which I gave to the House before we went into recess, I have a short statement to make about names added to Early-Day Motions.
I have made a thorough inquiry into the two cases in which Members' names were added incorrectly to Early-Day Motions on the Notice Paper. I should say, first, that the mistakes were made not by the printers in Her Majesty's Stationery Office but in the course of the editorial preparation of the copy for printing. I am satisfied that the mistakes were in no way motivated by malice and that they were the result of simple, human error. I have been assured by the authorities concerned that new checking processes have been instituted which should prevent a recurrence of these mistakes.