§ Q13. Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Prime Minister what recent contacts there have been between the British and French 557W Governments concerning Great Britain's application for membership of the European Economic Community; and if he will make a statement.
§ The Prime MinisterThe most recent have been the meeting between my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary and the French Foreign Minister earlier this month, and as the House will be aware, the discussion between President de Gaulle and Her Majesty's Ambassador on 5th October. But, of course, we are in frequent touch with the French Government in a wide variety of ways on a wide variety of issues.
§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Prime Minister what comments have been made by the European Economic Community Commission on Great Britain's application for membership of the European Economic Community; to what extent Her Majesty's Government estimate that these comments represent the views of the Commission as a whole; and if he will make a statement on the policy of Her Majesty's Government as a result of these comments.
§ The Prime MinisterI would refer my hon. Friend to the Statement made earlier today by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.