§ Mr. Stonehouseasked the Lord Privy Seal (1) what assurances he has received from the Six regarding the future status of British senior officials within the European Economic Community in the event of Great Britain joining the Common Market;
(2) how many posts in the administrative services of the European Economic Community are being reserved for United Kingdom nationals in the event of Great Britain's entry;
(3) what provision he is making in the negotiations for Great Britain's entry into the Common Market for citizens of the United Kingdom and the Colonies to serve in the administrative services of the European Economic Community notwithstanding the fact that the home country may not be an associate member;
(4) what proportion of British nominated executive staff he has requested in the various European Economic Community institutions; and if these requests have been agreed by the Commission and the Council of Ministers.
§ Mr. HeathIt has been agreed with the Community that British participation in the staffing of the institutions of the European Economic Community would be on a scale approximately equal to that of the other member 43W countries of comparable size. The status of British members of the staffs of the institutions would be governed by the Community's Regulation No. 31, a translation of which has been published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Members of the staffs normally have to be citizens of Member States, but Regulation No. 31 provides for exceptions to this rule.