§ 25. Mr. Marlowasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how he intends to seek to keep European Economic Community expenditure within its 1984 budget; and what support exists amongst his European Economic Community colleagues.
§ Mr. RifkindAt its last meeting, the Foreign Affairs Council agreed that further work needed to be done by the Commission and other Councils so that necessary savings54W could be made. A number of member states have doubts about the present estimates on the budget overrun and reservations about the Commission's proposal for a loan.