§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for Energy what decisions he assented to in the EEC Energy Ministers' meeting on 30 October 1977 concerning additional funds for the European Coal and Steel Community.
§ Mr. EadieNeither my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Energy nor I attended any Community meeting concerning additional funds to the ECSC on 30 October 1978; but I am informed that my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs will be writing to the hon. Member on how the matter was taken by the Council.