§ 42. Mr. Spearingasked the Lord Privy Seal what proposals have been made by the Commission of the European Economic Community in respect of the agreement of 30 May 1980 on budgetary proposals; and when he expects final agreement on them to be reached by the Council of Ministers.
§ Sir Ian GilmourA copy of the Commission's report on the mandate given to it on 30 May 1980 was deposited in the Library of the House on 26 June, and an explanatory memorandum on 7 July.
The European Council on 29 and 30 June agreed that this would be a major topic at its meeting in London in November and that appropriate conclusions should be reached then.