§ Q10. Mr. Skinnerasked the Prime Minister what is the policy of his Administration on the offering of Questions by Government Departments to hon. Members.
§ The Prime MinisterI would refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave on 16th December to a Question from the 249W hon. Member for Islington East (Mr. John D. Grant) and to the statement which my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment made on 13th December. My right hon. Friend the Leader of the House has tabled a Motion proposing that a Select Committee be appointed to consider the practice and procedure in relation to Questions and Question Time.—[Vol. 823, c. 190; Vol. 828, c. 65–73.]