§ 13. Mr. BeithTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his best estimate of the time within which each of the conclusions reached at the Madrid summit will be implemented.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe conclusions of the Madrid European Council were placed in the Library of the House on 29 June. I have arranged for a list of those items where a timetable is indicated to be published in the Official Report.
Following is the information:
European Council, Madrid-26–27 June 1989 Conclusions: list of items where timetable indicatedInternal market
539WCommission invited to submit remaining proposals for completion of the market at the earliest opportunityFraud
Council of Ministers invited to decide as soon as possible on Commission proposals for regulations.Taxation
Council of Ministers asked to agree the broad lines of a solution on indirect tax by the end of 1989 and to reach agreement on taxation of savings before 1 July 1990.Audio-visual (Broadcasting)
Council of Ministers invited to continue work on transfrontier broadcasting directive with a view to adopting it within cooperation procedure time limit (ie August-September).Social dimension
Social Affairs Council to state position on work necessary to achieve social dimension of single market before Strasbourg European Council on 8–9 December.Environment
Environment Council called on to examine proposal for a European Government Agency at the earliest opportunity.Commission asked to submit programme to protect environment in regions of Community affected by desertification, erosion and deforestation.Research and development
Commission to submit new framework programme for 1990–94.Economic and monetary co-operation
ECOFIN and General Affairs Councils, Commission, Central Bank Governors and Monetary Committee to adopt provisions necessary to begin stage 1 on 1 July 1990 and to prepare inter-governmental conference on subsequent stages, to be held after stage 1 begun.External
Report on progress on EC-EFTA relations at December European Council; call for EC-ACP negotiations to be concluded by the end of the year.
§ 80. Mr. FavellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has received on the outcome of the Madrid summit.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe Prime Minister's statement on 29 June was widely welcomed, in the House and in the country.