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THE PRIME MINISTER said that the Cabinet wished to thank the Secretary of State for Defence, who was attending his last Cabinet, and other Ministers who had recently left the Government for the very great contribution which they had made to the success of the Government's policies. The Cabinet welcomed the Secretaries of State for the Evironment and Northern Ireland, the Minister of Agriculture and the Chief Secretary as new members
owing the recent Ministerial changes.
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1. Warmly endorsed the Prime Minister's comments.
THE PRIME MINISTER said that it would be helpful if Ministers in Yeharge of Departments could rapidly conclude the allocation of responsibilities among their Ministerial teams, so that this information could be made available to Members of Parliament as soon as possible.
PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
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The Cabinet
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Took note.
FIDEN
The Cabinet were infor
the business provisionally
to be taken in the House of Commons in the first week after the summer adjournment.
THE PRIME MINISTER said that it be helpful to Parliamentary colleagues if, when peplying to correspondence from them during the recess, a copy of the reply could be included with the original for forwarding to the constituent concerned. It would also be necessary to give thought over the recess to the changes which would flow from the experimental televising of Parlament when the House returned, and in particular to look carefully at how members of the Government presented themselves and their policies. The Lord President should also consider the position in relation to Select Committees, aber of which had produced reports critical of Government epite of containing a majority of Government supporters.
The Cabinet
Took note and invited the Lord President of the Couns to review the position on Select Committees in discussion with the Parliamentary Secretary, Treasury.
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