§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs why he asked his hon. Friend the Member for Mid-Sussex (Mr. Renton) to deliver his speech to the Middle East Association on 22 January in the Shell centre; and when the invitation from the Middle East Association was accepted.
§ Mr. RentonThe invitation to address the Middle East Association on the occasion of its 25th Anniversary was accepted by my right hon. and learned Friend on 21 July 1986. Due to urgent Government business he was, with much regret, unable to fulfil the engagement. I was therefore asked to deliver his speech at the Shell centre.