HC Deb 31 March 1976 vol 908 cc516-7W
36. Mr. Cormack

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a statement on direct elections to a European Parliament.

37. Mr. Lane

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a further statement on the Government's policy regarding direct elections to the EEC Assembly.

39. Mr. Alan Clark

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the policy to be adopted by Her Majesty's Government toward direct elections at the next meeting of the Council of Ministers.

40. Mr. Marten

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the proposal to hold direct elections to a European Parliament.

Mr. Hattersley

I have nothing to add to the answer which I have given earlier this afternoon to a Question on the same subject.

42. Mr. Dykes

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress he expects to be made on the EEC Draft Convention on Direct Elections to the European Parliament at the forthcoming European Council summit meeting.

Mr. Hattersley

Heads of Government will want to discuss the major questions on which no agreement has been reached, but it is not possible to say in advance what progress will be made.

Mr. Tapsell

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a statement of Government policy on direct elections to a European Assembly.

Mr. Hattersley

I would refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave today to the Question by the hon. Member for Holland with Boston (Mr. Body).