§ 65. Mr. Hunterasked the Secretary of Stale for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports from the House of Lords Select Committee on the European Communities currently await a Government reply.
§ The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Malcolm Rifkind)There are no reports from the House of Lords Select Committee on the European Communities currently awaiting a Government reply.
§ Mr. HunterWhen ray hon. Friend considers social regulations for road transport, will he bear in mind the importance of equal enforcement by all member states? In the absence of that, member states which try to enforce the regulations will be seriously disadvantaged competitively. What assurances can he give us on that?
§ Mr. RifkindAlthough that matter is primarily for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Transport, I can assure my hon. Friend that the equal enforcement of regulations in this regard would be an important priority for the Government, for the reasons to which he has rightly drawn attention.