HC Deb 10 June 1997 vol 295 c399W
36. Mr. Wilkinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proposals he made at the European Union Foreign Ministers' Conference at Nordwijk to accelerate the entry of applicant nations into the European Union. [1194]

Mr. Doug Henderson

The Informal European Council at Nordwijk discussed the Intergovernmental Conference. Enlargement of the EU was not on the agenda. however the UK remains a firm supporter of enlargement and is determined to see accession negotiations begin on time, six months after the end of the IGC.