§ Q13. Mr. James Hamiltonasked the Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the meeting he presided over of the National Economic Development Council.
§ Q14. Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Prime Minister whether he will make a statement on his discussions at the National Economic Development Council meeting held on 7th April, 1971; to what extent these included matters affecting trade, industry, unemployment and the 381W Government's recent Budget proposals; and what was the attitude of the Trades Union Congress representatives to these and other matters discussed at this meeting.
§ The Prime MinisterMy right hon. Friend's Budget was the main item considered by the Council at its meeting on 7th April. It is not the practice to give details of the discussion at N.E.D.C. meetings.