§ Mr. Elystan Morganasked the Attorney General if he will publish a White Paper explaining how the provisions of the Treaty of Rome in relation to the European Court of Justice would, if accepted in their present form, affect the position of the House of Lords as the final Court of Appeal for the United Kingdom.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThere is no need for a White Paper. The position of the House of Lords as the final Court of Appeal for the United Kingdom would be affected in relation to issues involving the interpretation of the Treaty or instrument made under it or the validity of acts of the European institutions. On such issues the decision of the European Court of Justice is the determining factor, and the House of Lords would in fact apply the law as so determined.