§ Q12. Mr. John Wellsasked the Prime Minister if he will define the status of the right hon. Patrick Gordon Walker on his trip abroad; if he is a temporary civil servant; to what extent his passage and expenses will be met from public funds; and what he estimates the total expenditure from public funds will be.
§ The Prime MinisterI would refer the hon. Member to my replies to Questions on 1st April by the hon. Member for Ilford, South (Mr. Cooper) and the hon. and gallant Member for Portsmouth. West (Brigadier Clarke). Mr. Gordon Walker is not making the tour as a temporary civil servant.