The Vice-Chamberlain of the Householdreported Her Majesty's Answer to the Address, as follows:
I have to inform the House, on behalf of the Prime Minister that the Address of Thursday 23 June 1983
praying Her Majesty that she will be most graciously pleased to confer some signal mark of her Royal Favour upon the right hon. Thomas George Thomas for his eminent services during the period in which he presided with such distinguished ability and dignity in the Chair of this Househas been presented to Her Majesty, and Her Majesty has been pleased to receive the same very graciously and has commanded me to acquaint this House that Her Majesty is desirous, in compliance with the request of her faithful Commons, to confer on the right hon. Thomas George Thomas some signal mark of her Royal Favour.