§ Mr. Peter Bottomleyasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will make it his policy to announce the proposed dates for parliamentary recesses a year in advance and the date of the Summer Recess in the current Session two months in advance.
§ Mr. St. John-StevasI fully recognise the need to give the House as much notice of proposed recess dates as possible. But I think my hon. Friend's suggestion would leave too little margin for the unforeseen and unforeseeable.