HC Deb 05 July 1985 vol 82 cc279-80W
Mr. Teddy Taylor

asked the Prime Minister (1) pursuant to her statement of 2 July, of the proposals she submitted to the Milan summit would permit individual member states to use a veto to prevent the Council of Ministers from agreeing to exceed agricultural spending limits established in accordance with the budgetary controls agreed at the Fontainebleau summit:

(2) pursuant to her statement of 2 July, of the proposals she submitted to the Milan summit would permit individual member states to use a veto to prevent the Council of Ministers from agreeing agricultural spending budgets which exceed increases in the own resources of the Community.

The Prime Minister

The text on institutional questions which I tabled at the Milan European Council did not propose any change to the council conclusions of 4 December on budgetary discipline nor did it alter the United Kingdom view that, when a member state considers its very important interests to be at stake, discussion should continue until unanimous agreement is reached.