§ 39. Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs by how much he estimates that Great Britain's statutory contribution to the European Development Fund, if Great Britain enters the European Economic Community, will, over each of the subsequent five years, lead to a reduction in her official bilateral aid contributions to developing countries or to other multilateral aid programmes, particularly those of the United Nations.
§ Mr. KershawOn entry we shall not become party to the present Yaoundé Convention which expires on 31st January, 1975. In 1973 and 1974 we shall therefore pay nothing to the present E.D.F. Any new E.D.F. thereafter, and the amount of our contributions to it, will be settled in the Community's negotiations with the developing countries concerned, which are due to start in the autumn of 1973. From the best estimate I can make I do not think it likely that 307W what we might pay over these five years towards any such Fund will lead to any reduction in what we now spend either on bilateral or on multilateral aid.
§ 52. Mr. Moateasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on recent developments in relation to Great Britain's application to join the European Economic Community.
§ Mr. RipponThe House was kept fully informed of developments during the negotiations which have now been completed, and the Treaty of Accession signed.
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he is now able to make a statement on his most recent discussions with the European Economic Community on matters pertaining to the free movement of labour within the countries of the Six on Great Britain's entry into the Common Market; and whether he will give an assurance that all British subjects, whether former immigrants from the British Commonwealth or otherwise, will be entitled to unrestricted travel, residence and jobs in the countries of the Six on the same basis as British-born citizens.
§ Mr. RipponI would refer the hon. Member to my answer given earlier today to my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Hertfordshire, East (Sir D. Walker-Smith).
§ Mr. Chichester-Clarkasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will publish details of the agreement on fishing reached with the European Economic Community in so far as it affects fishermen operating from Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. RipponThe arrangements set out in my statement of 13th December apply to all parts of the United Kingdom.
County Down is among the areas off whose coast fishing up to 12 miles will be limited to British vessels and to those of other countries with existing rights to fish there for certain species of fish. —[Vol. 828, c. 51–4.]
§ 51. Sir D. Walker-Smithasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth 308W Affairs if he will make a statement on the current position of the negotiations with the European Economic Community as to the definition of nationals in the context of the provisions of the Treaty of Rome, and its requirements in respect of free movement of workers.
§ Mr. RipponThe negotiations have now been completed. In my statement of 1st December I gave the House the definition of a United Kingdom National for the purposes of Community treaties and legislation. The European Community have taken note of the definition which I gave at my meeting with them on 29th November.
The European Economic Community provisions on free movement of labour will apply to those persons included in that definition.—[Vol. 827, c. 446.]
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) whether he can now state when he will have available enough copies of the authenticated agreed translations of the Classified Index of Laws and Regulations of the European Economic Community E.2; E2119 Intra-State Provisions to enable him to supply a copy to each Member of Parliament;
(2) whether he can now state when he will have available enough copies of the authenticated agreed translations of the Classified Index of Laws and Regulations of the European Economic Community so far as the European Coal and Steel Community E.1; E113 Financial Machinery for Scrap are concerned to enable him to supply a copy to each Member of Parliament;
(3) whether he can now state when he will have available enough copies of the authenticated agreed translations of the Classified Index of Laws and Regulations of the European Economic Community so far as the European Coal and Steel Community E.1; E1130 Establishment of Financial Machinery are concerned to enable him to supply a copy to each Member of Parliament;
(4) whether he can now state when he will have available enough copies of the authenticated agreed translations of the Classified Index of Laws and Regulations of the European Economic Community so far as European Coal and 309W Steel Community E.1; E1131 Procedure for Equalisation Payments are concerned to enable him to supply a copy to each Member of Parliament;
(5) whether he can now state when he will have available enough copies of the authenticated agreed translations of the Classified Index of Laws and Regulations of the European Economic Community so far as the European Coal and Steel Community E.1; E1132 Price Fixing and Costing are concerned to enable him to supply a copy to each Member of Parliament;
(6) whether he can now state when he will have available enough copies of the authenticated agreed translations of the Classified Index of Laws and Regulations of the European Economic Community so far as the European Coal and Steel Community E.1; E1133 Maximum Prices are concerned to enable him to supply a copy to each Member of Parliament;
(7) whether he can now state when he will have available enough copies of the authenticated agreed translations of the Classified Index of Laws and Regulations of the European Economic Community so far as the European Coal and Steel Community E.1; E1134 Calculation of Interest are concerned to enable him to supply a copy to each Member of Parliament;
(8) whether he can now state when he will have available enough copies of the authenticated agreed translations of the Classified Index of Laws and Regulations of the European Economic Community so far as the European Coal and Steel Community E.1; E114 Financial Machinery for any other products are concerned to enable him to supply a copy to each Member of Parliament;
(9) whether he can now state when he will have available enough copies of the authenticated agreed translations of the Classified Index of Laws and Regulations of the European Economic Community E.2; E20 Legal Bases to enable him to supply a copy to each Member of Parliament;
(10) whether he can now state when he will have available enough copies of the authenticated agreed translations of the Classified Index of Laws and Regulations of the European Economic Community 310W E.2; E21 Trade, Tariffs and Quantitative Restrictions to enable him to supply a copy to each Member of Parliament.
§ Mr. RipponA pre-accession series of English texts of secondary legislation of the Communities was published on 13th January.