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22.
Mr. Burns
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what particular initiatives and objectives are planned for the forthcoming United Kingdom presidency of the European Community.
31.
Mr. Riddick
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are Her Majesty's Government's objectives for the United Kingdom presidency of the European Community.
Mr. Garel-Jones
Our first task is to run an efficient presidency.Top policy priorities are completion of the single market; preparations for EC enlargement; support for democracy and reform in the former Soviet Union and eastern Europe; and preparing the ground for implementation of the Maastricht treaty.