§ 56. Mr. Martenasked the First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Economic Affairs why a civil servant was in attendance upon him at a Labour Party meeting in Glasgow on 25th February; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. M. StewartI asked a member of my staff to remain with me as I had official business to transact at the hall in which the meeting was taking place: a number of representatives of the Press had asked me to meet them there to discuss my official visit earlier the same day to the Fairfields Shipyard.