§ Mr. RathboneTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the impact of the Government's policy of non-co-operation with European Union partners. [32618]
§ Mr. David Davis[holding answer 24 June 1996]: The Government have ended its policy of non-co-operation, having secured their two objectives of an end to the ban on beef derivatives and agreement on a clear framework for lifting the wider ban. As my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister said in his statement to the House on 24 June, non-co-operation was the decisive factor in ensuring this result in such a short space of time.