HC Deb 22 January 1963 vol 670 c47W
Mr. Stonehouse

asked the Lord Privy Seal whether Great Britain's application to join the Common Market will be dependent upon the concurrent admission of Eire, Denmark and Norway.

Mr. Heath

Our obligations to Denmark and Norway, as members of the European Free Trade Association, are well known. We have many close ties with the Irish Republic and welcome the prospect of her membership of the European Economic Community; but we have no obligation to the Irish Republic analogous to our European Free Trade Association obligation.