§ Mr. Kenneth Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will give details of any major reviews which it is the intention of the EEC Commission to undertake in the remainder of this year or in 1979 of Her Majesty's Government's policies for assistance to the labour market, subsidies to industry and job subsidies.
§ Mr. John GrantI have been asked to reply.
I am not aware of any Commission proposals for major reviews of the kind suggested. As far as the DE Group is concerned, the Commission is likely periodically to review the progress of the temporary employment subsidy scheme under the recent agreement with us. The question of subsidies to industry is one for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Industry.
Under Article 93(3) of the Treaty of Rome aids to employment are notifiable to the Commission, which will therefore have to be informed, in the usual way, of any relevant proposals which the Government may wish to make in the period in question.