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Oral Answers to Questions — Ministerial Meetings and Conversations

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 6 December 1973.

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Photo of Mr John Stonehouse Mr John Stonehouse , Wednesbury 12:00, 6 December 1973

I should like to ask the Chancellor two questions. First, are telephone callers to Ministers warned in advance that their conversations are due to be recorded? Secondly, is a Post Office licence applied for for this recording?

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