§ Mr. Martenasked the Lord President of the Council if he will list the EEC Council of Ministers meetings which have been held since 13th October; and at which of these meetings there have been ministerial oral statements within one or two parliamentary sitting days.
§ Mr. FootThe information is as follows:
Council Meetings since 13th October 1975.
Date and Ministers
13th October 1975—Development.13th–14th October 1975—Agriculture.15th October 1975—Transport.16th October 1975—Environment.29th–30th October 1975—Agriculture.5th–6th November 1975—Foreign Affairs.10th–11th November 1975—Agriculture.17th November 1975—Finance.24th November 1975—Finance (Fiscal).3rd December 1975—Finance (Budget).8th December 1975—Environment.9th December 1975—Foreign Affairs.10th December 1975—Educational.10th—l1th December 1975—Transport.15th December 1975—Research.15th December 1975—Finance.223W15th–16th December 1975—Agriculture.18th December 1975—Social Affairs.19th–21st January 1976—Agriculture.19th–20th January 1976—Foreign Affairs.9th–10th February 1976—Foreign Affairs.16th February 1976—Finance.16th–18th February—Agriculture.24th February 1976—Research.1st–2nd March 1976—Foreign Affairs.2nd–6th March 1976—Agriculture.15th March 1976—Finance.25th March 1976—Energy.5th April 1976—Joint Foreign Affairs/Finance.5th–6th April 1976—Agriculture.6th April 1976—Foreign Affairs.8th April 1976—Development.29th April 1976—Agriculture.30th April 1976—Social Affairs.Oral statements were made in the House on 15th October 1975 and 8th March 1976 after the Agriculture Ministers' meetings on 13th–14th October 1975 and 2nd–6th March 1976.