§ 26. Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish a White Paper on the effects of the EEC on Scotland.
§ Mr. HattersleyNo. The White Paper "Membership of the European Community: Report on Renegotiation" (Cmnd. 6003), which discusses the effect of membership of the European Community on the United Kingdom, applies to the United Kingdom as a whole.
§ 27. Mr. Fairgrieveasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what he anticipates would be the effects on Scottish exporting industries if the United Kingdom were to come out of the EEC.
§ Mr. HattersleyThe Scottish industries exporting to the EEC would, like other 319W United Kingdom industries, be subject to the handicaps described in the Government White Paper "Membership of the European Community: Report on Renegotiation" (Cmnd. 6003). If it were not possible to secure special trading arrangements with the Community, British exports would face high tariffs on a number of important products.
§ Mr. Reidasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what machinery exists within the various institutions of the EEC to ensure the participation of regional and provincial governments in the process of decision-making within the Community.
§ Mr. HattersleyThe treaties contain no provision for the participation of regional or provincial governments in the process of decision-making in the Community. This is a matter for each member State concerned.