§ Mr. Cyril Smithasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection what was the total cost of his visit to Rochdale on Monday 21st August, including salaries of paid staff ac- 768W companying him; whether these expenses were paid from public funds; whether the visit was a ministerial one; and why the borough Member was not informed of it.
§ Mr. HattersleyMy visit to Rochdale involved no cost to public funds. I very much regret the hon. Member did not receive notice of my visit. This was because the brief visit to Rochdale was added to a programme of North-Western visits shortly before it took place.