HC Deb 15 November 1972 vol 846 c176W
Mr. Deakins

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his practice to refer to the European Assembly rather than to the European Parliament.

Mr. John Davies

No. Although the European Economic Community Treaty refers to the "Assembly" and although for the sake of consistency later treaties also use this term, the institution itself prefers to be known as the "European Parliament" and adopted a resolution to this effect on 30th March, 1962.

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