§ Mr. HeppellTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if she will make a statement on the outcome of the EC Telecommunications Council on 27 June. [7982]
§ Mrs. RocheI represented the UK at the Telecommunications Council held in Luxembourg on 27 June.
The Council agreed a resolution on the further development of a policy for numbering in the European Community. Following European Commission presentations, the Council adopted conclusions on three Commission communications: on the further development of mobile and wireless communications in Europe (universal mobile telecommunications systems); a Commission action plan for satellite communications; and on implementation by Member States of Community legislation in the telecommunications sector. There were also lunchtime presentations by the Commission on its communication on the World Radiocommunications Conference 1997, and on its interim report on Member States' initiatives concerning illegal and harmful content on the internet.