§ Mr. John TownendTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will endeavour to ensure that in the negotiations between European Free580W Trade Association countries and the EC, any reduction in tariff rates is matched by the restoration of access for EC fishermen to EFTA country waters.
§ Mr. Garel-JonesThe EC/EFTA negotiations on a European economic area are aimed at extending the Community single market to the EFTA countries. On fisheries, the Community is pressing for greater access to EFTA fishing grounds in exchange for some liberalisation of trade between the two sides. We are working to ensure that the final outcome satisfies the interests of the United Kingdom fisheries industry.