HL Deb 14 July 1997 vol 581 c93WA
Lord Lucas

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Which other members of the European Community share their vision of Europe as "an alliance of independent nations".

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

All of them. No member state of the Union is suggesting that it should stop being an independent nation. But each is prepared to work with the other member states in the framework of the European Union where it is sensible to do so.