§ Mr. Alexanderasked the Secretary of State for Transport how many of the meetings of the EEC Council of Transport Ministers he has attended in person, since his appointment as Secretary of State.
§ Mr. RidleyI have attended four of the five full Council meetings and both of the two informal Council meetings of Community Transport Ministers that have been held since my appointment. There was also a special Council meeting held in March 1984 on the French lorry drivers' strike, which I did not attend.