HC Deb 24 April 1975 vol 890 cc355-7W
Q4. Mr. Blaker

asked the Prime Minister whether the public speech by the Secretary of State for Industry to the executive of the National Union of Rail-waymen in London on 8th April about the EEC represents Government policy.

Q7. Mr. Stanley

asked the Prime Minister whether the public speech of the "Secretary of State for Industry on the EEC made at the executive meeting of he National Union of Railwaymen on 8th April represented the policy of Her Majesty's Government.

Q10. Mr. Hurd

asked the Prime Minister whether the public speech by the Secretary of State for Industry to the national executive of the National Union of Railwaymen on 8th April about British membership of the EEC represented Government policy.

Q16. Mr. Pattie

asked the Prime Minister whether the public speech of the Secretary of State for Industry to the executive of the NUR on 8th April represents Government policy.

Q26. Mr. Norman Lamont

asked the Prime Minister whether the public speech of the Secretary of State for Industry to the executive of the National Union of Railwaymen on 8th April represents Government policy.

Q28. Mr. Tim Renton

asked the Prime Minister whether the public speech of the Secretary of State for Industry to the executive of the National Union of Railwaymen in London on 8th April represents Government policy.

The Prime Minister

I refer the hon. Members to the reply which I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Hems-worth (Mr. Woodall) on 17th April.

Q11. Mr. Brittan

asked the Prime Minister whether the decision to transfer a Question relating to the EEC which has been put down for answer by a Minister who dissents from the Government's recommendation as to Great Britain's continued membership of the EEC will be taken by the Minister concerned, the Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary or himself.

The Prime Minister

Normally this would be by agreement between the Ministers concerned; but, as I indicated to the hon. Member for Kingston-upon-Thames (Mr. Lamont) on 17th April, in the event of any disagreement the ultimate decision would rest with me.

Q18. Mr. Ridley

asked the Prime Minister if he will circulate in the Official Report a list of those Ministers from whom parliamentary answers on EEC matters may be transferred.

The Prime Minister

So far as Cabinet Ministers are concerned, I refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave to the hon. Member for Reigate (Mr. Gardiner) on 24th March. In addition, the Minister for Overseas Development and the Lord Advocate who appear on the Order of Questions have informed me that they dissent from the Government's recommendation on British membership of the European Economic Community.