Oral Answers to Questions — Common Market

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 18 June 1964.

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Photo of Mr William Blyton Mr William Blyton , Houghton-le-Spring 12:00, 18 June 1964

Is the Prime Minister aware that the last official statement of policy was made by the Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development? Have pronouncements on Common Market policy been transferred from the Foreign Office to the Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development? Is the right hon. Gentle man aware that we were told yesterday that he had said the Common Market was a dead duck and could not quack? Will he quack to the Commonwealth Prime Ministers and tell them that for the next five years their economies will not be placed in jeopardy by any attempt to enter the Common Market?

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