Maastricht Treaty (Hansard, 7 February 1996)

HC Deb 07 February 1996 vol 271 c239W 239W

§ Mr. Hawksley
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will support proposals at the intergovernmental conference to include national Parliaments in negotiations on the social protocol of the Maastricht treaty. [13772]

§ Mr. David Davis
Under the social protocol agreed at Maastricht, Acts adopted under the annexed social agreement are not applicable to the UK. The Government will not be prepared to relinquish this opt-out at the intergovernmental conference.