Mr Woodrow Wyatt: Is the Prime Minister aware that many in the country are just beginning to realise that the Government's brave economic policies are beginning to pay off, and as the prospects for Britain improve the consequence rage of the Tories will increase?
Mr Woodrow Wyatt: On a point of order. May I respectfully ask you, Mr. Speaker, why you have twice refused me permission to ask a Private Notice Question of the Foreign Secretary about the—
Mr Woodrow Wyatt: Is it not disgraceful that thousands of our fellow citizens should spend Sunday demonstrating outside the American Embassy instead of outside the Russian Embassy at a time when the Russians are trying to crush freedom in Czechoslovakia by threats of force?
Mr Woodrow Wyatt: asked the Prime Minister whether he will invite the Head of the Guatemalan Government to London for discussions.
Mr Woodrow Wyatt: As the British Government and the British Hondurans have both rejected the proposed American draft treaty, would it not be a good idea to find out, before British Honduras becomes independent, what effective guarantees can be secured against Guatemala invading her?
Mr Woodrow Wyatt: asked the Prime Minister whether he will invite the head of the Spanish Government to London for discussions.
Mr Woodrow Wyatt: As the ordinary diplomatic channels have been singularly ineffective in persuading General Franco that we do not propose to hand Gibraltar over to him, would it not be a good idea to tell the dictator to his face that we will not do it and that he runs the risk of losing a great deal of valuable travel trade if he does not shut up about Gibraltar?
Mr Woodrow Wyatt: asked the Prime Minister whether the speech of the Minister of Labour on incomes policy at Eastbourne on Thursday, 25th April represents Government policy.
Mr Woodrow Wyatt: Is my right hon. Friend aware that the Minister said that it was not intended that there should be any reduction in the standard of living, whereas the Chancellor has said that it is necessary that we should have a 1 per cent. drop in the standard of living? Is he aware that it is particularly important that the Government should not be seen to be speaking with two voices on this matter, and...
Mr Woodrow Wyatt: asked the Prime Minister whether he will make a statement on the present situation with regard to Rhodesia.
Mr Woodrow Wyatt: Did my right hon. Friend notice that Dr. Hastings Banda, who could hardly be accused of being anti-African, said on television the other night that he thought that this matter could be settled by further conversations between the Prime Minister and Mr. Smith? Will he take Dr. Banda's advice on how to set about this? Dr. Banda is coming back to London on Monday night.
Mr Woodrow Wyatt: Mr. Woodrow Wyatt (Bosworth)rose—
Mr Woodrow Wyatt: Mr. Wyatt rose—
Mr Woodrow Wyatt: asked the Prime Minister whether he will co-ordinate the activities of the Minister of Technology and the Minister of Power, with a view to their producing a comparative study of the respective costs of providing power by means of coal, natural gas and nuclear energy.
Mr Woodrow Wyatt: Is not my right hon. Friend aware that many hundreds of millions of pounds have already been wasted in building nuclear power stations which cannot produce electricity as cheaply as the cheapest coal-fired station? Is he aware that the new coal-fired station at Ratcliffe, near Nottingham will shortly be producing electricity at ·54d. per unit as against the honed for ·56d. per unit at the...
Mr Woodrow Wyatt: What is the point of having a Select Committee recommending an independent full inquiry into costs and the Government doing nothing about it?
Mr Woodrow Wyatt: asked the Prime Minister whether he will now make a statement on the future functions of the Department of Economic Affairs.
Mr Woodrow Wyatt: Arising out of that totally expected reply, will my right hon. Friend warn the Minister who has now taken over the incomes policy part of the De- partment against suggesting that it is easy to make productivity agreements which can go beyond the 3½ per cent. level? Is he aware that to negotiate a genuine productivity agreement takes something like six to nine months, which cannot possibly...
Mr Woodrow Wyatt: asked the Prime Minister whether he will invite the Head of the Government of the Argentine to London for discussions on matters of mutual concern.
Mr Woodrow Wyatt: Will the Prime Minister confirm that he has told the President of the Argentine that there is no question whatever of our handing over sovereignty over the Falkland Islands; and, if that is so, will he immediately bring to an end the secret talks which have been going on about the Falkland Islands because, if we will not hand over sovereignty over them, there is nothing whatever to discuss?