HC Deb 27 April 1971 vol 816 cc89-90W
Mr. Marten

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the subject matters in the Common Market negotiations which the Government regards as of sufficient importance to be agreed clearly before deciding to recommend to the House of Commons that Great Britain should join the Common Market.

Mr. Rippon

The subjects to be negotiated with the European Communities were set out in my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer's opening statement to the negotiating conference in Luxembourg on 30th June last year.

Mr. Marten

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the questions of great principle which have been agreed so far in our negotiations to join the Common Market.

Mr. Rippon

My right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer and I have made regular statements to the House on progress in the negotiations. The provisional agreements so far reached in the negotiating conference have been recorded in these statements.