§ Mr. Powellasked the Secretary of State for Transport under what rules of the EEC there was serious doubt whether the support system preferred by the British Railways Board and rejected by the Government in 1974 would have been acceptable.
§ Mr. William RodgersThe main EEC legislation governing the financial support of national railways is Articles 75, 77 and 92 of the Treaty of Rome, EEC Regulations 1191/69, 1192/69, 1107/70 and the Council decisions of 13th May 1965 (65/271/ESC) and of 20th May 1975 (75/327/EEC).