§ Mr. Anthony CoombsTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will make a statement on European Community arrangements for monitoring the repayment of state aids granted by European Community Governments, which the European Commission and the European Court of Justice find to have been awarded in breach of the treaty of Rome.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkIt is the responsibility of the European Commission to secure repayment of any aid which it or the European Court of Justice decide is incompatible with the treaty of Rome. In such a case, the Commission will ask the member state how it intends writing a specified timetable, to comply with the decision. The Commission then reviews progress regularly and may enter into further discussion with a member state which is slow or has difficulty in reclaiming the aid, in order to ensure compliance with the decision.