§ Mr. Stratton Millsasked the Lord President of the Council if he will in future give as much notice as possible of the dates of the Parliamentary Recess, having regard to the difficulty of hon. Members in booking places on aeroplane flights to their constituencies at short notice at busy times of the 'year and having regard to the fact that all British European Airways aeroplanes from London to Belfast have been fully booked for some time and the waiting lists have been closed for Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th December.
§ Mr. BowdenI appreciate the difficulties referred to but the normal practice is to announce the recess dates a week beforehand because they depend on the progress of Government business, and I see no alternative to this.