Mr. John David Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether, under the proposals for Spanish accession to the European Communities, the Arab people of Oeuta and Melilla will have the same rights of franchise in European Assembly elections as will be available to the people of Spain; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RentonElectoral procedures for the European Parliament have not been fully harmonised in the European Community. It will be for the Spanish authorities in due course to decide the precise arrangements under which the representatives of the people of the kingdom of Spain are elected to the European Parliament.