§ Mr. SpearingTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs by what means he intends to notify the appropriate authorities of the ratification of titles I-VII of the draft treaty on economic union; and if he will list the relevant means and authority in respect of each of those draft titles and the subsequent protocols and declarations.
§ Mr. Garel-JonesProvided that Parliament has passed the necessary legislation, I shall deposit with the Italian Government an instrument of ratification in accordance with article R of the treaty of European union. The ratification will relate to the treaty documents signed on 7 February, namely, the treaty and the protocols. The declarations are not part of the treaty. There is no procedure for ratifying different parts of the treaty.