Eec Ministerial Meetings

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 5 Rhagfyr 1973.

Danfonwch hysbysiad imi am ddadleuon fel hyn

Photo of Mr George Lawson Mr George Lawson , Motherwell 12:00, 5 Rhagfyr 1973

Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that, together with a small group of my hon. Friends from this side of the House, I recently visited Brussels and was very much impressed with the obvious intelligence and dedication of the British team there, both the civil servants and those employed by the Commission? Almost universally we found the team dedicated to the work of the Community but, equally, we found continuing doubt and disappointment that the building up of the parliamentary side of the European institutions had lagged so far behind. Is the right hon. Gentleman prepared to do all that he can both to build up what exists there and to persuade some of my right hon. and hon. Friends that they, too, should participate in these institutions?