§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are Her Majesty's Government's criteria for deciding whether an EEC proposal for economic, monetary or political union is within the scope of Article 235 of the Treaty of Rome, or requires action under Article 236.
Mr. Anthony HoyleThe attitude of Her Majesty's Government would depend on an assessment of the relationship which existed between the content of the proposal in question and the relevant provisions of the EEC Treaty.