§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list those communications he and his predecessors have received from the Governor of Hong Kong regarding the arms supply and related activities of the Rex Group of companies between 1981 and 1991; and what was reported to him in this matter by Mr. Layton and Mr. Pickin.
Member state Number of referrals Number withdrawn Number still in motion Judgment for commission Judgment for member state United Kingdom 5 0 3 2 0 Belgium 24 11 4 9 0 Denmark 3 1 0 2 0 France 4 0 2 2 0 Germany 10 0 7 3 0 Greece 17 6 3 7 1 Ireland 13 7 1 5 0 Italy 39 21 10 7 1 Luxembourg 31 18 11 2 0 Netherlands 17 4 7 6 0 Portugal 4 2 0 2 0 Spain 11 1 5 5 0 It should, however, be borne in mind that, even though the Commission may bring a case against a member state based on several complaints, the Commission need only succeed on one complaint for the judgment to be recorded as being in its favour.