§ Mr. Leeasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will give an assurance that United Kingdom funds will not be provided for the construction of the new parliament building to house the European Assembly in Brussels, or elsewhere.
§ Mr. TomlinsonNo proposal has been made for the use of Community funds for the construction of a new building for the European Assembly.
The Government would of course consider very carefully any proposals of this sort that would require substantial new costs to the Community budget. In any case, any proposal for housing the European Assembly which involved a move from its present provisional locations in Luxembourg and Strasbourg would require a decision by the Governments of all the member States.