§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether the Treaty of Rome and the anticipated conditions of British membership of entry into the European Economic Community as relate to the mobility of labour between the countries of the Six, will apply to self-employed persons on Great Britain's entry into the European Economic Community.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithNo.
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether, now that Her Majesty's Government have accepted terms and conditions for Great Britain's possible entry into the European Economic Community, he will state what action he intends to take to increase wage rates in Great Britain to those as now paid in the countries of the Six.
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Employment to what extent equal pay for equal work is applied in the countries of the Six.
§ Mr. BryanArticle 119 of the Treaty of Rome requires member countries to apply the principle of equal remuneration for the same work as between men and women workers. Member countries have made some progress, but I understand that the European Commission is currently reviewing the position with a view to recommending further steps towards this end.