Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (EEC Meetings)

HC Deb 25 June 1973 vol 858 cc275-6W

Miss Quennell

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on how many occasions in the last calendar year, to the nearest convenient date, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster has visited the EEC Commission, or attended the Council of Ministers, or held talks with Ministers of individual member countries in their own capitals, or in Brussels, or in London.

Mr. John Davies

Since my appointment as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in November 1972, I have visited Brussels on 10 occasions and Luxembourg twice to attend meetings of the Council of Ministers. On each of these occasions I also had discussions with Ministers of the other member countries and with Members of the EEC Commission.

I have had discussions in their own capitals with Ministers of Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands and the Republic of Ireland. I have also had discussions with Ministers of Community countries and with members of the Commission on 13 occasions in London.