Mr Neville Sandelson: My hon. Friend has drawn the wrong inference from what I was saying. I should not be coming clean in saying any such thing. I would not believe that to be the conclusion to be drawn, nor is it one that I would wish. What I have said in regard to proportional representation and Europe is based on firm arguments. In conclusion, I do not believe that the dual mandate, whether compulsory or...
Mr Neville Sandelson: Would the right hon. Gentleman make it clear from his side specifically what electoral system he would propose on behalf of himself and his colleagues?
Mr Neville Sandelson: Will there not be a free vote on the Opposition side?
Mr Neville Sandelson: rose
Mr Neville Sandelson: But the right hon. Gentleman is the spokesman for the Opposition. I take the point that he has made, but would he nevertheless inform the House where he personally stands on the matter? Let us at the very least hear his personal approach to the question of which electoral system he would support.
Mr Neville Sandelson: Would my right hon. Friend not agree that the so-called Lib-Lab pact very much reflects the desire of the majority of the people in this country that the Labour Government should continue to press their policies to a successful conclusion?
Mr Neville Sandelson: asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement about his discussions in Dublin on 24th January with the Government of the Irish Republic.
Mr Neville Sandelson: Will my hon. Friend tell us something about Soviet expenditure on defence and what proportion of overall public expenditure in the Soviet Union it represents?
Mr Neville Sandelson: What about the rest of the world?
Mr Neville Sandelson: If my right hon. Friend should change his mind and decide to visit my constituency—where he is assured of a warm welcome—will he bear in mind the need to regenerate industry in the Greater London area as part of the Government's programme for the country as a whole? I am sure that my right hon. Friend is aware that this is a matter of the deepest concern to the people I represent.
Mr Neville Sandelson: Is the hon. Gentleman aware that those same human resources were in this country during the 1920s and the 1930s and were sadly neglected by the party for which he now speaks? Does he realise that the reason we seek a flourishing private sector in this country —I do, and the hon. Gentleman singled me out for special reference in that respect—lies in our view that in the past the private...
Mr Neville Sandelson: There are not any.
Mr Neville Sandelson: rose—
Mr Neville Sandelson: Mr. Sandelson rose—
Mr Neville Sandelson: I am impressed by the logic of the hon. and learned Gentleman's argument about this paragraph and expect to be impressed by his arguments on the other paragraph. But although paragraph 7 does not suggest that the term of imprisonment may be affected by reports—particularly social inquiry reports—does not the hon. and learned Gentleman agree that there are circumstances in which a court is...
Mr Neville Sandelson: I agree largely with what the Prime Minister has said, but is my right hon. Friend nevertheless able to give details of any steps taken, or negotiations entered into, by the Secretary General of the United Nations with a view to securing the release of the hostages at Entebbe Airport?
Mr Neville Sandelson: Hobble?
Mr Neville Sandelson: Get on with it, you buffoon. You are bringing the House into disrepute.
Mr Neville Sandelson: When may we debate the Devlin Report on identification in criminal cases, which the general public regard as an urgent matter for consideration?
Mr Neville Sandelson: He is encouraging them.
