Orders of the Day — Economic Situation

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 25 November 1968.

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Photo of Mr Edward Heath Mr Edward Heath , Bexley 12:00, 25 November 1968

The Chief Secretary has said that it is not legally possible to speculate and that, so far as evasion is possible, the Government have achieved their objective of preventing it. [Hon. Members: "No."] Those were his concluding words. The right hon. Gentleman said, "Broadly speaking, we have achieved our objective of preventing it". Therefore, speculation within this country cannot have affected recent events, or even events during the lifetime of this Government.