HC Deb 08 December 1958 vol 597 cc5-6W
Mr. Knox Cunningham

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what steps Her Majesty's Government have taken to participate in the work of the Special Committee on Frontier Formalities created by Resolution 56 (22) of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe; and if he will make a statement on the attitude of the United Kingdom to the question of the reduction of formalities at frontiers.

Mr. Profumo

Her Majesty's Government are represented at the meetings of the Special Committee on Frontier Formalities created by Resolution 56 (22) of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe by an observer, who is empowered to contribute to the discussions when this seems appropriate. Her Majesty's Government have already done much generally to facilitate travel. To this end they are always ready to give sympathetic consideration to proposals which appear suited to the circumstances of the United Kingdom.