§ Miss Joan Hallasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many names were put forward by Her Majesty's Government in the top three categories for British posts in the EEC; and how many of these were from industry.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerI have been asked to reply.
It is for the British commissioners to put names forward for appointments, and the selection process is not yet complete. Her Majesty's Government's concern has been to ensure that the commissioners had a wide choice of suitable candidates. We were particularly anxious that industry should be strongly represented on the list. I am aware of at least 150 names from industry which were provided for the British commissioners.