§ 73. Mr. HardyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his present,.- policy on the offering of public criticism by Her Majesty's Government of other member states of the Western European Union.
§ Mr. MellorWe believe that the Western European Union and its Assembly should be a forum for frank discussion of key European security issues such as burden sharing. We do not consider that close allies should be offended by plain speaking about such issues.