asked the Prime Minister whether, in forming his Cabinet, he took into consideration the recommendations of the late Speaker's Committee with regard to the equalisation of Minister's salaries; and, if not, whether he will now consider the advisability of doing so?

The answer to the first part of the question is in the negative, and as regards the last part I am not prepared to take it into consideration at present.

Why, when the Committee reported on a specific difficulty which faces every Prime Minister and every Government and when there was a re-arrangement of posts in the Government, did the right hon. Gentleman not make these alterations?

If the hon. Gentleman ever has the responsibility of forming a Cabinet, he will realise that that cannot always be done.

Is the right hon. Gentleman prepared now to consider the question of raising the status of the Secretary for Scotland?