asked the Prime Minister whether he has ascertained how many of the witnesses who gave evidence before the Committee on Irish Finance have no objection to their evidence being published?

The answer is in the negative. The reasons were fully explained by me in answer to questions on 7th November last.

Is it not a fact that the Chancellor of the Exchequer gave a practical pledge in Parliament last year that he would publish the evidence if approached by any considerable number of Members to do so?

That is not a correct statement. I refreshed my memory by looking at the speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer this morning, and I advise the hon. Gentleman to do the same.