§ Q17. Mr. Blakerasked the Prime Minister if the public statement on the Thames Television programme "People and Politics" by the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on 21st November about the future of Great Britain's economy represents Government policy.
§ Mr. Edward ShortI have been asked to reply.
In the passage which the hon. Gentleman seems to have in mind, my right hon. Friend the Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary was stating the problem rather than proposing a solution for dealing with it. What he said in the interview was entirely consistent with Government policy.