HC Deb 21 October 1971 vol 823 cc178-9W
Dame Joan Vickers

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) whether Her Majesty's Government supports the proposal in Recommendation 204 of the Assembly of Western European Union, passed in June, 1971, that Denmark, Norway and the Republic of Ireland should be invited to accede to the modified Brussels Treaty;

(2) what action Her Majesty's Government are taking on Recommendation 204 of the Assembly of Western European Union, passed in June, 1971, on the Evolution of the European Institutions; and what progress has been made in convening a high level of conference to consider the best means of implementing the Western European Treaty, mentioned in this Recommendation;

(3) what is the attitude of Her Majesty's Government to Recommendation 207 of the Assembly of Western European Union passed in June, 1971 and whether he will support the proposal to convene a Technological Ministerial Conference in the Council of Ministers of Western European Union;

(4) what is the attitude of Her Majesty's Government to Recommendation 209 of the Western European Union Assembly passed in June, 1971, on the Brussels Treaty and the Control of Armaments, and in particular whether he favours the setting up of an armaments trade office;

(5) what is his policy towards the future of the Agency for the Control of Armaments, mentioned by the Western European Assembly in their Recommendation No. 209, passed by that Assembly in June, 1971.

Mr. Anthony Royle

Replies to Recommendations of the Assembly of Western European Union are a matter for the Council of Western European Union

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