§ 46. Mr. Lunnasked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been drawn to a resolution passed at a conference of the Northern Ireland Labour party, and sent him by the hon. Member for Rothwell, to the effect that Ireland as a whole is an economic unit, that trade and the conditions of the workers could be materially improved by close economic co-operation between North and South, and requesting the Northern Ireland Government to approach the Government of Eire and the United Kingdom Government with a view 2874 to the removal of any barriers now restricting trade between the two parts of the country; and, if he has considered this proposal, whether he proposes to initiate any action in the matter?
§ The Prime MinisterYes, Sir. The considerations mentioned were not lost sight of in the course of the negotiations leading up to the recent Trade Agreement, and I do not think that there is any further action which I can usefully initiate.
§ Mr. LunnAre we to take it that the right hon. Gentleman is not initiating any action in this matter?
§ The Prime MinisterI am not initiating action.