HC Deb 14 October 1968 vol 770 cc18-9W
Dame Joan Vickers

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what is the policy of the Government with regard to Recommendation No. 525 on the convening of a European Conference of Ministers responsible for regional planning which was adopted by the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe on 10th May, 1968; and whether they instructed their representative in the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe to vote in favour of the proposals contained in this recommendation.

Mr. Mulley

This recommendation has recently been discussed in the Committee of Ministers and a reply accepting the Assembly's proposal was included in the Addendum to the Communication on the Activities of the Committee of Ministers issued by the Secretariat on the 23rd of September.