§ 28. Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the reasons why he will not appoint an advisory committee on economic affairs, as proposed by the hon. Member for Newham, North-West in his question of Wednesday 18 March.
§ Sir Geoffrey HoweThere are already arrangements for examination of macro-economic policy—for example, through parliamentary debates, Select Committees and NEDC discussions—as well as periodic discussions with the CBI, TUC and others.