§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Lord President of the Council if he will list the changes and achievements in his areas of responsibility as(a) Lord President of the Council and (b) Leader of the House, since June 1987.
§ Mr. WakehamMy responsibilities as Lord President since January 1988 and as Lord Privy Seal before that have not changed during this period. My office has continued to discharge its constitutional and statutory functions efficiently, whilst making significant economies in staff and administrative costs.
Similarly, my responsibilities as Leader of the House have not changed. The rights and privileges of the House as a whole have been upheld and the passage through the House of the Government's legislative programme arid other business has been effectively supervised and facilitated.