§ The Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Commons (Mr. John Biffen)I beg to move,
That Mr. Ron Leighton and Mr. Carol Mather have leave of absence to present on behalf of this House a gift of a Speaker's Chair to the House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda, and a gift of a Speaker's Chair to the house of Representatives of Belize.The House will recall that on 25 April Parliament approved the presentation of gifts from this House to the House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda and the House of Representatives of Belize. The motion will give the hon. Member for Newham, North-East (Mr. Leighton) and my hon. Friend the Member for Esher (Mr Mather) leave of absence to present the gifts on our behalf. They will be accompanied by Mr. Anthony Barrett, the Clerk of Standing Committees.
§ Question put and agreed to.