Mr. Bernard Ingham (Hansard, 28 November 1988)

§ 79. Mr. Dalyell
To ask the Lord President of the Council what facilities he is making available for Mr. Bernard Ingham in the Palace of Westminster.

§ The Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Mr. John Wakeham)
I have nothing further to acid to the reply I gave the hon. Member on Monday 27 June, at column 18.

§ Mr. Dalyell
On Friday, in discussions on the new building, will the Lord President of the Council be announcing a suite of rooms fitting to such a great personage as Mr. Ingham? Will there be provision for a sub-station for him at Buckingham palace, and can the right hon. Gentleman tell us, once and for all, whether, when Mr. Ingham was instructing the Lobby on the question of the Queen and Russia, he was semi-detached?

§ Mr. Wakeham
On the first part of the question, the hon. Gentleman would be in trouble with his hon. Friend the Member for Newham, North-West (Mr. Banks), who wants more facilities in the House for Opposition Members, because his rather fanciful suggestions would make matters worse. I have no plans of the type mentioned.
On the other issue, the matter does not arise and is completely hypothetical. Consequently, it has not been addressed by the Government.