European Coal and Steel Community (Laws and Regulations)

HC Deb 19 November 1971 vol 826 cc231-2W

Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) whether he will obtain enough copies of the authenticated agreed translations of the Clasified Index of Laws and Regulations of the European Coal and Steel Community, Ell, Financing and Production, to enable him to circulate a copy to each Member of Parliament;

(2) whether he will obtain enough copies of the authenticated agreed translations of the Clasified Index of Laws and Regulations of the European Coal and Steel Community, E10, Legal Taxes, to circulate a copy to each Member of Parliament;

(3) whether he will obtain enough copies of the authenticated agreed translations of the Classified Index of Laws and Regulations of the European Coal and Steel Community, El, to circulate a copy to all Members of Parliament.

Mr. Rippon

The series of indices in question is produced for the convenience of the present members of the Community. We will at the appropriate time provide for the House translations of the European Coal and Steel Community instruments, duly modified and agreed for accession, which will be binding on the United Kingdom at the time of accession, together with an index.