The noble Lord was at that moment directing the foreign affairs of this mighty empire, and at a Crisis in the Condition of Europe the dangers and difficulties of which no one could exaggerate.

Let me make clear, first of all, that the fishing by British trawlers has not caused a Crisis in the Condition of this stock.

We still have a major Crisis in the Condition of our major national museums and galleries.

I wonder whether Ministers are aware that many organisations have warned that we are approaching a Crisis in the Condition of much of our housing.