Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 19 November 1964.
Mr Quintin Hogg
, St Marylebone
12:00,
19 November 1964
The right hon. Gentleman rightly referred to his Answer of two or three days ago. Does that represent an exhaustive view of the Minister of Technology's functions, or may we expect further statements? If so, could we have them before our discussions on the two Bills relating to him—the Science and Technology Bill and the Machinery of Government Bill—so that the House may know exactly what it is dealing with when it has those debates?
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