§ Mr. Jon Owen JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) if he will make a statement on the implications of the Danish referendum on the Maastricht treaty for the Barber protocol and the rights of occupational pensioners;
(2) if he will take steps to implement the Barber protocol before the remainder of the Maastricht treaty is ratified.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe protocol to article 119 of the treaty of Rome forms an integral part of the Maastricht agreement which has to be ratified as a whole.