§ Mr. Norman Lamontasked the Prime Minister on how many days he will have answered Questions between 1st November 1974 and 31st July 1975; and on how many occasions the Lord President has answered for him.
§ The Prime MinisterI have answered Questions on 48 occasions during the present Session, and my right hon. Friend the Lord President of the Council has answered Questions on my behalf on 18 occasions. As the House knows, he has acted for me in my unavoidable absence to attend, with other Heads of Government, three meetings of the European Council in Paris, Dublin and Brussels; the Commonwealth Conference in Jamaica; the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe now taking place in Helsinki, and on other occasions when I have thought it necessary and in the best interests of this country to initiate discussions with other Heads of Government, whether in Moscow, Washington or Ottawa or within the European Community.