§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Prime Minister whether he will give details of the itinerary for his official visit on 22nd January, 1972, to Strasbourg, in addition to that in connection with the signing of the Treaty of Accession to the Rome Treaty; and what are the estimated costs involved to public votes on each of these visits.
§ The Prime MinisterI shall visit Strasbourg on 21st January to receive the European Prize for Statesmanship in the course of a session of the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe. I shall myself meet the costs of my own journey to Strasbourg, and while there I shall be the guest of the foundation which has awarded me the prize. I shall go from Strasbourg to Brussels to be one of the British signatories to the Treaty of Accession to the European Communities. It is not possible to estimate the252W costs of my visit to Brussels separately from those of the rest of the British delegation.