§ 24. Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the implementation of the principle of subsidiarity as set out in the Maastricht treaty. [36878]
§ Mr. David DavisSubsidiarity has taken root in the EU. There has already been a sharp drop in the number of new legislative initiatives. At the 1996 IGC, the UK will bring forward specific proposals with the support of other member states further to entrench subsidiarity in the treaty.