§ Q10. Mr. Carterasked the Prime Minister how many official engagements he had during the Christmas Recess.
§ The Prime MinisterAfter spending Christmas privately at Chequers, during which I visited the National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville, I went to Ottawa for the State funeral of Mr. Lester Pearson and at home I attended several functions including events to celebrate the United Kingdom's entry into the European Community. In addition to meetings with ministerial colleagues, officials and other visitors, I had two meetings each with the CBI, the TUC and retailers to discuss the second stage of the Government's counter-inflation programme which I announced at Lancaster House on 17th January. On 18th and 19th January I paid an official visit to South-West England.