§ Mr. Ian Lloydasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to implement sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph 11(ii) of Recommendation No. 516 on the function and future of the Council of Europe, which was adopted by the Consultative Assembly of that Council on 1st February, 1968; and whether Her 368W Majesty's Government will agree to the proposal for rationalising the system of the Council of Europe for intergovernmental co-operation, by linking technical Ministerial conferences with existing executive organs.
§ Mr. Goronwy RobertsThe Committee of Ministers, in the reply it sent to the Assembly last January, while recognising the desirability of giving impetus to the Conference of technical Ministers, made clear its own view that it is for the Committee of Ministers to act as co-ordinator.
§ Mr. Ian Lloydasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will instruct the United Kingdom representative at the Committee of Ministers' Deputies of the Council of Europe to move to secure the implementation of paragraphs 10(a), (b) and (c) of Resolution No. 400 on the general policy of the Council which was adopted by the Consultative Assembly on 29th January, 1969.
§ Mr. Goronwy RobertsThis resolution is still under consideration by the Committee of Ministers.