§ Mr. David Watkinsasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what immediate advantages he expects to accrue to the coal industry arising from the signing of the Treaty of Accession to the Treaty of Rome; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir J. EdenApart from benefiting from the general increase in economic activity expected to follow our membership of the E.E.C., the industry should gain from the removal of restrictions against our coal exports and from eligibility for the grants and loans of the European Coal and Steel Community.