HC Deb 24 October 1985 vol 84 c245W
Mr. Foulkes

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list all proposals made by the United Kingdom to the European Economic Community for the deregulation of business activities; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the document submitted by the United Kingdom to European Economic Community directorates concerning the modification of existing directorates in the areas of health and safety, employment protection, consumer protection, environmental protection and transport.

Mr. Rifkind

The United Kingdom has made no formal proposals. The document referred to was a working paper designed to help the Commission in its work on deregulation. Our approach was set out in the White Paper "Lifting the Burden" (Cmnd. 9571) laid before Parliament in July 1985.