§ 27 and 28. Mr. Grimondasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1) if he will make a statement on his visit to France, in particular, in relation to the Summit Meeting;
(2) what new proposals he has to make, as a result of his talks in Paris, on the relationship of Great Britain to the Common Market.
§ Mr. Selwyn LloydI have nothing to add to the statement which I made in the House on 16th November.
§ Mr. GrimondThe Foreign Secretary finished the exchange of questions and answers on that day by saying that there was substantial agreement between him and the French. Are we to conclude from that that we now support the claim of the French to be an independent nuclear Power, and that we are to make no further representations about the tests in Africa? On the Common Market, while there has been much generalisation about fairer trade, we are doing nothing to protect certain industries in 1164 this country which will suffer very much if the Common Market comes into being without our being associated with it.
§ Mr. LloydIf the hon. Gentleman studies HANSARD, he will see that he has not accurately described my last answer. There are other Questions about the Sahara tests on the Order Paper and I will deal with that matter when we reach them. On the Common Market, we are very conscious of the need in these negotiations to preserve not only the interests of particular industries, but also those of the country as a whole.