§ Mr. FlightTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what studies he has undertaken of the effect of the increase in the use of qualified majority voting procedures under the Treaty of Amsterdam on the use by the European Parliament of its powers in these areas; and if he will make a statement. [18299]
§ Mr. Doug HendersonNone. There is no direct link between the use of Qualified Majority Voting in the Council and the use by the European Parliament of its powers.