§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) why he will not publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the text of his letters to the hon. Member for West Ham, North, on the subject of correspondence from Mr. Bert Reeves, marked A and B;
(2) why he will not publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the text of his letter to the hon. Member for West Ham, North, on the death of a schoolboy in West Ham.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerBecause they cannot be properly understood apart from the preceding correspondence, and because I am aware of no reason which would justify the cost and labour of publishing that correspondence.