P143 CEEFAX 1 143 Fri 10 Jan 19:47/02 . . 1/3 :. : Business in both the . . Commons and Lords resumes . on Monday after the . . Christmas recess : Major defends djcisjon on Wjrral by-election date Hume admits strains of peace process MPsW QUESTION TIME 144 Headlines 101 TV 600 Wjathjr 400 Questions Sport TV/Radio Main MenuP143 CEEFAX 1 143 Fri 10 Jan 19:41/23 2/3 PM: I HAVE NOT ABANDONED TIMETABLE HOPE The Prime Minister insists the decision to call the Wjrral South by-election does not mean hj has abandoned hopis of his Govjrnmjnt lasting until May 1. Mr Major, who is in India, said it was convention to call a by-election within three months of a seat becoming vacant. "I'll call an election when I think it is appropriate," hj said. If the Tories lose the March 20 poll they will become a minority and even more reliant on Ulster Unionist backing Homjbjat 141 Politics 143 Letters 145 World 142 MPs' Q's 144 Quotes 146 Questions Sport TV/Radio Main MenuP143 CEEFAX 1 143 Fri 10 Jan 19:42/44 3/3 HUME ADMITS PRESSURE OF PEACE PROCESS SDLP leader John Hume has admitted that trying to get the Ulster peace process back on the rails has put him undjt great personal strain. "I have been ill for a while and it's dui to stress and overwork," he said. He admitted that a particular pressure was the abuse hj and his family faced over his political role. The admission will heighten speculation about his future at Westminster white hj has been an MP since 1983. Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Wjathjr 400 Questions Sport TV/Radio Main Menu