§ Q4. Mr. JannerTo ask the Prime Minister is she will list her official engagements for Thursday 22 November.
§ The Prime MinisterI refer the hon. and learned Gentleman to the reply that I gave some moments ago.
§ Mr. JannerMay I be permitted to thank the Prime Minister for the many personal kindnesses that, over many years, she has shown to Back Benchers on both sides of the House? At the same time, however, I must say that my constituents are deeply concerned that she has left the place in such a shambles. Is she aware that they are desperately worried about the poll tax, the deepening recession, the health service, the education system, and the whole shambles——
§ Mr. SpeakerOrder. Question please.
§ Mr. JannerWill the Prime Minister say who she thinks should share the blame for what is, after all, a Conservative mess?
§ The Prime MinisterThe hon. and learned Gentleman was always a good advocate and he can speak to any brief, but I do not believe that he believes a word of that.
§ Sir John StokesDoes my right hon. Friend agree that the age of chivalry has gone and been succeeded by economists and calculators? Does not she look back with pride and satisfaction on all those years when she was leader of this country and a world statesman?
§ The Prime MinisterThe age of chivalry will not have gone while my hon. Friend is a Member of this House. I certainly look back with some pride and some satisfaction on our achievements for our country over the past eleven and a half years.
§ Q5. Mr. MaginnisTo ask the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Thursday, 22 November.
§ The Prime MinisterI refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply that I gave some moments ago.
§ Mr. MaginnisMay I convey to the Prime Minister the gratitude of my constituents for her visit last Friday to Enniskillen and their admiration for her courage as she visited the frontier post at Derryadd, where sadly two of our soldiers were killed a short time ago? Is she convinced of the need to maintain such permanent patrol bases for the welfare of the community and also of the foolishness that it would be if they were removed and, therefore, more territory surrendered to the terrorists?
§ The Prime MinisterI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. Those vehicle crossing checkpoints are obviously important to the confidence of those who live in 423 the area. That checkpoint is an example of the dangers faced by the Army personnel who man them. As the hon. Gentleman knows, we are taking every possible precaution to learn lessons from that attack. As I went around the border areas, once again I could only be very impressed by the courage and bravery both of our soldiers and of our policemen who work in such areas.
§ Mr. AitkenHas my right hon. Friend considered that the voice of a great former Prime Minister could be extremely influential on great issues of state such as our future role in Europe? [Interruption.]
§ Mr. SpeakerOrder.
§ Mr. AitkenMy question was directed to a great former Prime Minister.
Will my right hon. Friend assure her many friends in the House and the country that she will continue to champion the causes for which she has fought so valiantly, and will she continue to raise her voice in favour of a referendum on some of the great constitutional issues that may confront us?
§ The Prime MinisterWhat my hon. Friend says had in fact secretly occurred to me—that one's voice might be listened to after. I believe that we now have a policy for the future of Europe behind which we can all unite and I believe that many people in other countries in Europe believe in a Europe of nation states and in co-operation between those nation states.