Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 6 December 1973.
Mr Jo Grimond
, Orkney and Shetland
12:00,
6 December 1973
Will the acting Prime Minister consider letting the House know the rules and conditions under which these machines are used and what is done with the recordings? Obviously, this is a matter which can be most dangerous. On the other hand, posterity may well wish to hear what the Chancellor of the exchequer sounded like in his heyday.
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The chancellor's plans for the economy are delivered to the House of Commons every year in the Budget speech.
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