§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT all treaties and ancillary treaties of the Communities entered into prior to 22nd January, 1972, as defined in Schedule 1, Part 1(7) of the European Communities Bill, together with the reference to where the text of that treaty can be found and the subject of its contents.
§ Mr. RipponI would refer the hon. Member to my answer to the hon. Member for Farnworth (Mr. Roper) on 10th February. A list at the beginning of Volume 1 of the series of "Treaties and related instruments of the European 21W Communities" identifies instruments by subject and indicates where published texts can be found.—[Vol. 830, c. 447–8.]
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he is aware that under Article 189 of the Rome Treaty most directives of the Council of Ministers need domestic legislation for their implementation; and which of the existing directives fall within this category.
§ Mr. RipponArticle 189 of the European Economic Community Treaty does not prescribe the method by which Member States should implement directives. To the extent that existing directives which will be in force on United Kingdom accession to the Communities will entail legislation in the United Kingdom, the necessary provision is included in the European Communities Bill.