§ Mr. SpeakerThe hon. Member for Edinburgh, East (Mr. Strang) has been very patient. Would he like to put his point of order briefly? I think that I can help him.
§ Mr. Gavin Strang (Edinburgh, East)I am grateful, Mr. Speaker. Further to the point of order which I broached immediately after Prime Minister's Question Time. When I checked my speech in Hansard this morning I noticed the quotation, referred to in column 1150, which I quoted from the question put by my hon. Friend the Member for Bolsover (Mr. Skinner) on Monday. I am reported as having quoted from his quotation as follows:
whether the Government had received a letter from".—[Official Report, 15 January 1986; Vol. 89, c. 1150.]My recollection is that I quoted more extensively—whether the Government had received a letter from the chairman"—and went on to say,who is Sir Austin Pearce".I want to draw the attention of the House to this because of its crucial significance. I believe that the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry was consciously deceiving the House, and it is important that——
§ Mr. SpeakerOrder. I do not think the hon. Gentleman would wish to say "consciously".
§ Mr. StrangI withdraw that. I do not wish to prolong this, Mr. Speaker, but I hope you will address yourself to what I think is an important correction to the substance of my speech.
§ Mr. SpeakerIf I have this right the hon. Gentleman wishes Hansard to correct the quotation to read,
whether the Government had received a letter from the chairman",and to add,who is Sir Austin Pearce.I will arrange for that to be done.