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35.
Mr. Dalyell
asked the Lord President of the Council on how many occasions he has now answered an Adjournment debate himself during this Session of Parliament.
The Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
(Mr. William Whitelaw)
Twice, Sir.
Mr. Dalyell
Has the right hon. Gentleman detected a trend for Ministers, when winding up debates, more and more to give a catalogue of departmental pronouncements rather than actually answer the debate? Since the Leader of the House seems to have acquired a taste for answering Adjournment debates, may I ask him, in the interest of parliamentary scrutiny, to consider having two debates rather than one such debate each evening?
Mr. Whitelaw
It would be very dangerous indeed if all the things for which I acquired a taste in life I then indulged in.