§ Mr. SpearingTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will state the dates on which and means used whereby a full transcript of the speech of the Italian Foreign Minister, President of the Foreign Affairs and General Council of the European Community outlining the programme and policies of the Italian presidency of the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 11 July was made available in the United Kingdom(a) in Italian and (b) in English; and what steps were taken to circulate and publicise either.
§ Mr. Garel-JonesThe Italian Foreign Minister's speech, with an English summary, was passed to the Select Committee for European Legislation on 16 July, and was discussed fully when my hon. Friend the then Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs appeared before the Committee on 18 July. It is not the responsibility of the British Government to publicise speeches made by representatives of other member states in Strasbourg.