§ 46. Mr. Leightonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate he has made of the increased amount of majority voting in the European Economic Community Council as a result of implementation of the draft European Act.
§ Mrs. ChalkerWe expect that, in future, Council decisions will be taken more frequently by majority voting, both under the large number of existing treaty provisions which allow for this and, in due course, under those provisions amended by the Single European Act. Precise estimates are not possible, since the decision whether to call a vote is one for the presidency of the day.