§ 29. Mr. WatsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions he had on the question of subsidiarity as it applies to Scotland with the representatives of member states during the EC summit in Edinburgh.
§ Mr. LangNone. The principle of subsidiarity, as defined in article 3b of the new EC treaty agreed at Maastricht, and as discussed at the Edinburgh European Council, refers specifically to the relations between the Community as a whole and individual member states. It is up to individual member states to order their own constitutional affairs at the national and sub-national level.
§ 34. Sir Russell JohnstonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make it his policy to apply to Scotland the principle of subsidiarity set out in the Maastricht treaty.
§ Mr. LangArticle 3b of the new EC treaty agreed at Maastricht, which sets out the principle of subsidiarity, refers specifically to the relations between the Community as a whole and individual member states. It is up to individual member states to order their own constitutional affairs at the national and sub-national level.