Orders of the Day — Labour's Plans for Industry

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 20 June 1974.

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Photo of Mr George Thomas Mr George Thomas , Cardiff West 12:00, 20 June 1974

May I now quickly give the ruling which the House was kind enough to give me time to consider?

The rule for the laying of cited documents cannot be held to apply to private letters or memoranda. It is also stated in Erskine May, in the light of earlier rulings, that the rule applies to public documents only and not to documents of a confidential nature. Taking all these matters into consideration, I have come to the view that the document cited by the Secretary of State is not one to which the rule applies.