§ Q4. Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Prime Minister if he will now seek to make an early official visit to New Zealand.
§ The Prime MinisterI have at present no plans to do so, but I have recently had full discussions in London with both the Prime Minister of New Zealand and the Deputy Prime Minister.
§ Mr. HamiltonIf the right hon. Gentleman is not going to visit Bolsolver, or Bromsgrove, or Macclesfield, or New Zealand, where is he going? Does he recollect that when Mr. Ian Smith rebelled against the Crown some of his right hon. Friends and hon. Friends talked about the Rhodesians as our kith and kin, a phrase which is much more accurate when used about the New Zealanders than it ever was in relation to the Rhodesians—
§ Mr. HamiltonBecause the Rhodesians are mostly South Africans. Will the right hon. Gentleman understand that many hon. Members might support British entry into the E.E.C. but only if we get conditions which are completely satisfactory to the New Zealand economy?
§ The Prime MinisterWhen the hon. Gentleman comes to the point of his question, one can consider it seriously. It has always been the position of Governments of both sides that it is necessary to have a proper arrangement for New Zealand in these negotiations. That is what we are endeavouring to secure, and the matter will be under discussion at the next meeting at Luxembourg on 21st and 22nd June.
§ Mr. LongdenHas my right hon. Friend seen the sane and balanced statement issued by the Government of New 231 Zealand entitled "What an enlarged E.E.C. means for New Zealand", in which it is stated that if there is a fair deal on a sound economic basis for cheese, butter and lamb, there is no reason why the partnership between New Zealand and Europe should not reward both territories as richly in the future as in the past?
§ The Prime MinisterYes, Sir, that is the case, and both the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand have publicly expressed their confidence in the conduct of these negotiations.