§ 52. Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the number, on 26th July, of rules, regulations and directives of the Commission and Council of Ministers of the European Economic Community which will have to be passed by the British House of Commons and House of Lords on Great Britain's entry into the European Economic Community; and how many of these will have to be adhered to in their entirety; how many will be amendable; and how many can be rejected.
§ Mr. RipponI cannot provide an exact figure as the examination of Community legislation preparatory to enlargement of the Community is continuing. With regard to the powers of Parliament in relation to acts of the European Communities, I have nothing to add to my answer to the hon. Member on 20th July.—[Vol. 821, c. 258–60.]
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§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs why he will not recommend the appointment of a Royal Commission to inquire into all matters connected with Great Britain's possibly entry into the European Economic Community, the signing of the Treaty of Rome, the terms and conditions of entry, and to include on the Royal Commission representatives from the Commonwealth countries of Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the Caribbean and one from the Channel Isles.
§ Mr. RipponGiven the consideration already undertaken by the House, whose rôle it is to decide this matter, notably the recent debate and the prospect of a further debate in the next Session, Her Majesty's Government see no need to recommend the appointment of a Royal Commission to inquire into Britain's entry into the European Economic Community.
§ Mr. Juddasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT details of any collective aid targets adopted by the European Economic Community for aid to the developing countries; and whether he will give details of the breakdown of such target figures between private investment, public investment, grants and interest-free loans.
§ Mr. WoodThe Community has not adopted any collective aid targets.
Official Flows Belgium France Germany Italy Luxembourg $ millions Netherlands 1 Bilateral … 94 885 550 94 — 163 2. Multilateral … 26 108 183 80 1 39 Private Flows … 174 812 676 550 not available 238 Total … 294 1,805 1,409 724 not available 440 No existing member of the Community provided tied budgetary assistance.