§ Sir David Priceasked the Minister for Trade what steps the Government are taking within the European Economic Community to ensure that the co-insurance directive, which came into force in June 1980, does not continue to be frustrated by continuing disagreement as to the meaning of key aspects of that directive.
§ Dr. VaughanThe United Kingdom has taken all the legislative and administrative action necessary to implement the EC co-insurance directive. The Commission is taking action under article 169 of the Treaty against other member States, which have either not yet taken such action or have done so in a manner which the Commission consideres contrary to the meaning of the directive and the provisions of the Treaty. It is not appropriate for us to intervene at this stage, but we would consider whether to do so if the matter came before the European Court.