§ Mr. Skeetasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is Her Majesty's Government's attitude to the Commission's proposals for an energy consumption tax to finance a five-year programme of investment in the European Community contained in European document 7809/83.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerI have been asked to reply. The United Kingdom is not in favour of this suggestion. Most other member states also spoke against such an approach at the Energy Council in July.