§ Mr. Adleyasked the Prime Minister if he will define the responsibilities of the First Lord of the Treasury, in relation to questions which he has said he will now answer at Prime Minister's Question Time, to which he referred in the Official Report, 8th November, column 485.
§ The Prime MinisterThe First Lord is one of the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury and may act as such in the exercise of any of the functions of the Treasury, although he does not normally do so. He has a statutory responsibility10W for determining the salary of certain Ministers; exercises certain powers of patronage; and has various ex-officio functions.