HC Deb 19 February 1971 vol 811 c586W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will cause an investigation to be made to ascertain how Mr. Praful Patel, Secretary of the Committee on United Kingdom Citizenship, was able to give to the Press full details of the proposed Bill on immigration on Friday, 12th February, 1971, before it had been presented to Parliament; and whether he will make a statement.

Mr. Sharples

I would refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to a question by my hon. Friend the Member for Chigwell (Mr. Biggs-Davison) on this subject yesterday.—[Vol. 811, c.532–3.]