§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will cause an investigation to be made to ascertain how and on what basis several morning newspapers contained details of his announced tax changes before he made his statement to the House on Thursday 2 July.
§ Sir Geoffrey Howe[pursuant to his reply, 9 July 1981]: No. The reports did not accurately reflect my proposals and appear to have been based on speculation.