§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) which of his advisers had meetings with Robert Peston of theFinancial Times prior to the Budget statement; and if they gave Mr. Peston any information concerning the Budget proposals on advance corporation tax; [7691]
(2) which of his advisers travelled back in the same aeroplane from the G7 summit as Robert Peston of the Financial Times; [7693]
(3) which of his advisers gave information to Robert Peston at the Financial Times concerning his proposals on ACT in the Budget prior to the delivery of the Budget statement to the House. [7692]
§ Mr. Gordon Brown[holding answer 10 July 1997]: Neither I nor my advisers gave Robert Peston any information about the Budget proposals on ACT in advance of my Budget statement.