Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Hospitals – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 24 February 1964.
Mr. Speaker, in view of the personal attack made upon me by the hon. Member for Hornchurch (Mr.
*[See OFFICIAL REPORT, 26th February, 1964, col.432.]
Lagden), may I ask the Joint Parliamentary Secretary whether he is aware that the implication of the last supplementary question is that Question Time might as well be closed down if every time an hon. Member asks an awkward question about an abuse or complaint affecting his constituents he is to be told, "This will make recruiting more difficult", or something like that.