§ Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her answer of 26 February 2002,Official Report, column 1128W, on GATS, if she will make a statement on progress in her Department's meetings with WTO members on the drafting of a clarification of the GATS exclusion of public services. [63428]
§ Ms HewittMy Department's contacts with other WTO members suggest that most prefer to rely on the "bottom-up" approach to scheduling commitments as the means of ensuring the exclusion of public services.
§ Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her answer of 26 February 2002,Official Report, column 1128W, on GATS, if she will 986W make a statement of progress on the WTO services negotiations as to whether Article VI of the GATS will apply to all service sectors. [63427]
§ Ms HewittThere has been no substantive progress on this issue, which remains under discussion among WTO members.