§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will raise at the next meeting of the Council of Ministers the decision of the Common Market Commission to offer terms of redundancy to its civil servants which amount to sums totalling £250,000 per person; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RifkindDiscussions of these Commission proposals are at an early stage. The United Kingdom will be working towards a fair and cost-effective scheme which will allow for the entry of Spanish and Portuguese nationals to the Commission, without any overall increase in the Commission's size.