HC Deb 06 July 1964 vol 698 c44W
Mr. C. Johnson

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what is the policy of Her Majesty's Government with regard to Opinion No. 41 on the budget of the Council of Europe for 1965, which was adopted by the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe on 23rd April, 1964; and whether Her Majesty's Government will give support to it, particularly in regard to the administrative strengthening of the Office of the Clerk of the Assembly, and the institution of a pension scheme for members of the staff.

Mr. R. A. Butler

The attitude of Her Majesty's Government to the recommendations contained in Opinion No. 41 will be decided in the light of the examination of the Opinion by the Committee of Ministers' Deputies at Strasbourg, which has not yet been completed.