§ Mr. Redmondasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many letters he has now received objecting to British accession to the Treaty of Rome on religious grounds.
§ Mr. RipponThirty nine such letters have been noted, some of them addressed to more than one Minister. In each case the reply confirmed that the European Treaties are not concerned in any way with ecclesiastical matters. Ecclesiastical views, doctrines and practices will not in any way be affected by our entry to the Communities.