§ Mr. Rifkindasked the Prime Minister, further to his reply to the hon. Member for Edinburgh, Pentlands of 30th November, whether he will now state the procedure for dismissing parliamentary private secretaries, specifying who is responsible for their dismissal.
§ The Prime MinisterNo. Although as a matter of courtesy I replied to the hon. Gentleman's previous Question, this is not a matter on which Ministers are responsible to Parliament.