§ Mr. Teddy TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the formation and financing of the RETI organisation; and whether Her Majesty's Government were consulted on its formation.
§ Mr. Redwood[holding answer 30 January 1990]: We understand RETI to be one of many umbrella organisations concerned with lobbying on European issues. It does not receive Government funding. Her Majesty's Government would not expect to be consulted on the formation of such bodies, and were not consulted in this case.