§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer why, since information about the effect on the United Kingdom balance of payments of the recent European Economic Community budget contribution agreement was known to the Government on 2 June, his Department did not provide this information for the hon. Member for Waltham Forest until 26 June in response to a question tabled for answer on 10 June.
§ Mr. LawsonI assume that the hon. Member is referring to the question he 219W put down for answer on 9 June. That question was answered on 12 June.—[Vol. 986, c. 247.] The question by the hon. Member which I answered on 26 June—[Vol. 987, c. 314–15]—appeared on the Order Paper for the first time on 24 June; this requested information different from that requested in the original question.