§ 60. Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a statement on the recent world tour by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in connection with Great Britain's application to join the Common Market; and to what extent the Commonwealth countries in general and Australia and New Zealand in particular made representations against Great Britain's entry or any terms which are foreseen in the negotiations in Brussels.
§ Mr. RipponI have nothing to add to the statement I made to the House on 29th of October.—[Vol. 805, cols. 439–441.]
§ 70. Mr. Grimondasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representation the United Kingdom has in discussions on a policy for fishing in the European Economic Community.
§ Mr. RipponI would refer the right hon. Member to the answer which my right hon. Friend the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs gave to the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull, West (Mr. James Johnson) on 27th October.—[Vol. 805, c.67–8.]
§ 71. Mr. Grimondasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps are being taken to safeguard in-shore fishing grounds by Her Majesty's Government in their representations to the community on the formulation of the fishing policy of the European Economic Community.
§ Mr. RipponI would refer the right hon. Member to the answer which my right hon. Friend the Minister of State gave to the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull, West (Mr. James Johnson) on 27th October. The question of in-shore fishing grounds was covered in the views we have communicated to the Community.—[Vol. 805, c.67–8.]
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) why he refused to publish as 259W a White Paper the Government's estimate of the cost of Great Britain's entry into the European Economic Community in view of the fact that within a few weeks of such a refusal an estimate of a cost of £573 million was submitted in a working paper to the Market Commission in Brussels on 30th July; and whether, in future, he will arrange that information when available is given to the House of Commons;
(2) why he will not issue a White Paper on all aspects of Great Britain's entry into the Common Market and on the terms and conditions upon which Her Majesty's Government would enter the European Economic Community, and give the difference between such terms of acceptance and those contained in the White Paper published last February.
§ Mr. RipponIt would not be appropriate, at this stage in the negotiations, to publish a further White Paper on aspects of Britain's entry into the European Communities.
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs why he has no plans to publish information in his possession on the implications for Commonwealth producers and the Commonwealth primary producers of Great Britain's entry into the European Economic Community, and on the extent to which loss of Commonwealth exports to Great Britain of primary products will entail the loss of ancillary exports from Great Britain to the Commonwealth of manufactured items and factories such as lorries and canning factories.
§ Mr. RipponIt would not be appropriate for me to publish any such material.