§ Mr. Ron Lewisasked the First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Economic Affairs what effect it would have upon Great Britain's required development programme if the Treaty of Rome were accepted and signed unchanged by this country.
§ Mr. M. StewartThere is nothing in the Treaty of Rome which is incompatible with the type of economic planning to which this Government is committed. Membership of the European Economic Community would have implications for the Government's development plans and276W for the economy generally, but the precise nature of these would depend on the circumstances and the timing of entry.