§ Mr. Websterasked the President of the Board of Trade what steps he proposes to take to implement Recommendation 425 of the Council of Europe Working Party, with reference to paragraph 8, which recommends Governments of member States of the Council of Europe which belong to the European Economic Community and the European Free Trade Association, respectively, to do all in their power to promote co-operation between the two bodies and to prevent divergences of policy between them.
§ Mr. MasonIn the communiqué issued after the Copenhagen Meeting of the E.F.T.A. Ministerial Council, E.F.T.A. Governments declared their readiness to enter into a dialogue with the E.E.C. for the purposes referred to by the hon. Member and this remains their position.