– in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 3 November 1966.
asked the Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the progress made with the leaders of Her Majesty's Opposition on discussions concerning the establishment of specialist committees of the House.
I would ask my hon. Friend to await the statement I foreshadowed in answering a similar Question by my hon. Friend the Member for Woolwich, West (Mr. Hamling) last Tuesday.
Meanwhile, would my right hon. Friend say whether the Government expect that this Committee will be in operation, fully staffed and equipped with technical assistance before the end of this Session?
I think that my hon. Friend had better await the statement which I have promised for this month. I hope that the House will be able to proceed very speedily after the statement has been made.