§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what was the nature of the information given by an official in his Department to the office of the chairman of Westland plc on the afternoon of 6 January and referred to by the Prime Minister on 23 January, Official Report, column 450 and 27 January, Official Report, column 653;
(2) what were the practical difficulties which militated against the reading of the whole text of the Solicitor-General's letter to the then Secretary of State for Defence over the telephone to the Press Association on 6 January.
§ Mr. ChannonI have nothing to add to what my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister said in her statement on 23 January and in the debate on 27 January.