§ 42. Mrs. Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will now arrange for the issue of a White Paper on the immediate effects predicted of Great Britain's entry into the Common Market on Scottish unemployment, on prices in Scotland and on the cost of living index in Scotland.
§ Mr. RossNo. I would refer the hon. Member to the statement made by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 16th October on the arrangements for providing information to the House about the possible effects of joining the European Economic Community. I would, however, remind the hon. Lady that a detailed analysis of the consequences of membership for particular parts of the United Kingdom is not practicable.—[Vol. 788, c. 601–5.]
§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what special safeguards 264W he proposes for the Scottish legal system on the United Kingdom's application to join the Common Market being successful.
§ Mr. RossI am advised that no special safeguards are necessary as there is no fundamental factor of a legal or constitutional nature which affects the special position of the Scottish legal system.
§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a separate White Paper on the constitutional implications of the Treaty of Rome with regard to the Treaty of Union of 1707; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RossNo, for the reasons which I have already given to the hon. Member in reply to her Question on 18th January, 1968.—[Vol. 756, c. 655–6]