§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Prime Minister why European Economic Community 249W explanatory memorandum 6230/80 was not signed by a Treasury Minister; and if she will ensure that all Ministers are aware of the need to sign such memoranda.
§ The Prime MinisterIt is an established practice, accepted in the past by the Select Committee on European Legislation, that for documents of a technical administrative nature, such as routine items of budgetary procedure or self-explanatory factual reports, the explanatory memorandum would not be signed by a Minister.
Document 6230/80 is a factual report on the implementation of the budget, produced each quarter in accordance with article 29 of the financial regulation of 21 December 1977.