§ Mr. Hillasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether any further talks have been held, or will be held, with the French authorities to discuss the possible reinstatement of the no-passport excursion scheme.
§ Mr. RentonMy right hon. Friend the Prime Minister explained to President Mitterrand in October 1984 the problems caused by the termination of the former no-passport excursion arrangement and its replacement by the more complex scheme now in force. My right hon. and learned Friend then raised the matter with Monsieur Cheysson in Paris in November. It has been agreed that the present scheme should be reviewed jointly with the French authorities in the early part of this year. In preparation for this review my officials are in contact with the General Council of British Shipping, and with the Home Office and Post Office, to prepare material for an evaluation of the first six months' operation of the scheme.