§ Mr. Spearingasked the Lord Privy Seal if he will make it his practice, in future statements or speeches, to avoid confusion and to encourage precision, to refer to the Heads of Government Meeting as such and to confine references to the "Council of the European Economic Community" to the councils established under the Treaty of Rome.
§ Mr. Humphrey AtkinsI apologise if I confused the hon. Gentleman on 18 November when on one occasion I referred to the latest European Council when I meant, of course, the latest Foreign Affairs Council. The term "European Council" is the title which has been given to348W the regular meetings of all Community Heads of Government since the first such meeting at Dublin in March 1975, and is generally so used and understood throughout the Community.