§ 4. Mr. Peter Archerasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will press, at the preparatory talks at Helsinki, for inclusion in the agenda of the European Security Conference of the right to free travel and the exchange of information across national frontiers, and of the establishment of a consultative committee for all Europe.
§ Sir Alec Douglas-HomeThe answer to the first part of the Question is "Yes". The importance of this matter was fully recognised by all the NATO Ministers at their meeting in Brussels last week. I am arranging for a copy of the communiqué issued at the end of the meeting to be placed in the Library of the House.
As for the hon. Member's suggestion for a consultative committee, I should want to see what progress has been made at the conference before agreeing to the establishment of new machinery.
§ 48. Mr. Maclennanasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will propose at the preparatory talks for the conference on European security that a continuing consultative committee for all Europe should be established.
§ Sir Alec Douglas-HomeI would refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave earlier today to the hon. and learned Member for Rowley Regis and Tipton (Mr. Peter Archer).