§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will give an assurance that he will take action 198W to prevent officials from his Department from issuing statements to the Press and the British Broadcasting Corporation dealing with a Parliamentary Question on the Order Paper, prior to the Question being asked, and thus circumventing the rights of Members of Parliament to ask Questions.
§ Mr. HigginsI have nothing to add to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister to the hon. Member's similar Question yesterday.—[Vol. 813, c.169.]