§ 18. Mrs. Chalkerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will make a statement on her first meeting in Brussels with other Social Service Ministers of the EEC.
§ Mrs. CastleTwo matters which concerned my Department were dealt with in the Council of Ministers' meeting on 17th June: the proposed programme of pilot schemes and studies to combat poverty, and the social security aspects of the draft directive on equal treatment for men and women in employment. I found the discussions useful and I was glad to meet Social Services Ministers from other Community countries.
§ 41. Mr. Fairgrieveasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what further plans she has to meet the Social Services Ministers of the EEC in their own countries.
§ Mrs. CastleI would refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Wallasey (Mrs. Chalker) on 10th June.—[Vol. 893, c. 229–31.]