§ 49. Mr. A. Hendersonasked the Lord Privy Seal whether Her Majesty's Government will propose in the Interim Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development that a Parliamentary link should be established between the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe, along the lines suggested in the Assembly's Recommendation 245, and, in particular, that the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development should send an annual report to the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe.
§ Mr. HeathAs the House is already aware, Her Majesty's Government welcome in principle the Consultative 275W Assembly's proposal that the Council of Europe should hold special meetings of Parliamentarians from the twenty member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. This is one of many questions now being considered by the Preparatory Committee and I cannot anticipate the report which it will be making to the Governments concerned.