PRIME MINISTER (ENGAGEMENTS)

HC Deb 10 July 1980 vol 988 cc254-7W

Q6. Mr. John Evans

asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for. 10 July.

Q8. Mr. Hardy

asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Thursday 10 July.

Q9. Mr. Allan Roberts

asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Thursday 10 July.

Q10. Mr. Bob Dunn

asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Thursday 10 July.

Q11. Mr. Montgomery

asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for 10 July.

Q12. Mr. Edward Lyons

asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Thursday 10 July.

Q13. Mr. Neubert

asked the Prime Minister whether she will list her official engagements for 10 July.

Q14. Mr. Michael Spicer

asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for 10 July.

Q15. Mr. Nicholas Baker

asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Thursday 10 July.

Q16. Mr. Stanbrook

asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Thursday 10 July.

Q17. Mr. Brotherton

asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Thursday 10 July.

Q19. Mr. Pawsey

asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Thursday 10 July.

Q20. Mr. John Home Robertson

asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Thursday 10 July.

Q21. Mr. Aitken

asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for 10 July.

Q23. Mr. Cook

asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Thursday 10 July.

Q24. Mr. McCrindle

asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for 10 July.

Q25. Mr. Leighton

asked the Prime Minister whether she will list her official engagements for 10 July.

Q26. Mr. Barry Jones

asked the Prime Minister what are her official engagements for 10 July.

Q27. Mr. David Atkinson

asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Thursday 10 July.

Q28. Mr. Goodlad

asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for 10 July.

Q29. Mr. Meacher

asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for 10 July.

Q30. Mr. Archie Hamilton

asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Thursday 10 July.

Q31. Mr. Parry

asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Thursday 10 July.

Q32. Mr. Butcher

asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Thursday 10 July.

Q33. Mr. John Townend

asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for 10 July.

Q36. Mr. Stephen Ross

asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for 10 July.

Q37. Mr Campbell-Savours

asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Thursday 10 July.

Q38. Mr. Beith

asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for 10 July.

Q39. Mr. McNally

asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for 10 July.

Q41. Mr. Newens

asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Thursday 10 July.

Q43. Mr. Norman Hogg

asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Thursday 10 July.

Q44. Mr. Heddle

asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Thursday 10 July.

Q45. Mr. Temple-Morris

asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Thursday 10 July.

The Prime Minister

I refer my hon. Friends and the hon. Members to the reply which I gave earlier today to the hon. Member for Liverpool, Edge Hill (Mr. Alton).

Q7. Mr. Wilkinson

asked the Prime Minister whether she will place in the Library a list of her official engagements for the day on Tuesdays and Thursdays when the House of Commons is sitting.

The Prime Minister

While I appreciate the reasoning which lies behind my hon. Friend's suggestion, I told the House on 12 July last year that I was prepared to answer any oral question, whether open or substantive, which could reasonably and appropriately be directed to me. That remains the position, and since last July I have not transferred a single oral question. In these circumstances, it is for hon. Members themselves to decide whether to table open or substantive questions, and I do not think that I should seek to block the most popular form of open question.