Sir Julian Lewis rose –

[Sir Alec Shelbrooke: I give way to my right hon. Friend the Member for New Forest East.]

Sir Julian Lewis: I have a helpful suggestion. I know that I cannot commit my party as a whole, but let me speak personally. If the Government change their position, I – and, I am sure, my right hon. Friend – will give a personal pledge never to accuse them of having done a U-turn on this matter. We will praise them to the skies, and we will not seek to take party political advantage of their belated acceptance of reality.

[Sir Alec Shelbrooke: That is a really important point. When the Government act in the national interest, changes in position should be welcomed. …]