§ Mr. Spearingasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the number of days since 9 June 1983 on which he or Ministers in his Department, respectively, have attended meetings of the Council of Ministers of the European Economic Community.
§ Mr. LawsonTreasury Ministers have attended 15 meetings of the European Community Council of Ministers, lasting a total of 24 days, since 9 June 1983. I attended seven meetings over 9 days. Other Treasury Ministers attended eight meetings over 15 days.