HC Deb 20 June 1984 vol 62 c183W
Sir David Price

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress he has made in his discussions with the French about alternative arrangements for no passport excursions; and if he has persuaded the French not to discontinue the present arrangements on 7 July as previously announced.

Mr. Whitney

We had already put a series of proposals to the French Government before 5 May when they gave formal notice of denunciation of the existing arrangement. Subsequently, in consultation with representatives of the cross-Channel carriers and others concerned, we have drawn up another possible alternative scheme which I shall present to the French when I visit Paris on Friday 22 June.