§ Mr. Dunnettasked the Prime Minister whether the proposed examination by Lord Houghton and his Committee of the procedures for handling Cabinet documents will include any reference to the role of Ministers' political advisers.
§ The Prime MinisterNot as such, but in considering the procedures Lord Houghton's Committee will of course be 383W free to review the discretion at present given to Ministers to decide which of their advisers should see Cabinet documents.
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Prime Minister whether he will cause an investigation to be made to ascertain how full details of both the interim and full report on the Cabinet leaks by Sir Douglas Allen were leaked to the Press days before his official announcement to the House.
§ The Prime MinisterThere was no leak.
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Prime Minister whether he will give a detailed list of the persons interviewed by Sir Douglas Allen in his recent investigations into Cabinet leaks.
§ The Prime MinisterNo.