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Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 3:31 pm on 30 April 1987.

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Photo of Mr John Biffen Mr John Biffen , North Shropshire 3:31, 30 April 1987

I very much understand and sympathise with the points made by my right hon. Friend, but he also knows that I am, as it were, the guardian of the agenda at a time of the year when there is great pressure for committed Government business. That is a fact of which I have to take account, but I shall bear in mind what my right hon. Friend said.