HC Deb 23 May 1966 vol 729 c25W
Mr. Ridley

asked the First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Economic Affairs what decision was taken at the recent European Free Trade Association conference on the proposal that Austria should be a member of the European Free Trade Association and the European Economic Community at one and the same time.

Mr. George Brown

No decision was taken on this proposal. However, as I told the House on 16th May, I would regard this as a happier solution to the problem than some others.