Earl Howeasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the statement on 4 November 1997 by Lord Donoughue that any changes to the pet quarantine laws appear likely to be embodied in European Law (H.L. Deb., col. 1315), whether any such change would be adopted by unanimity of member states or by qualified majority.
§ The Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Lord Donoughue)The voting procedure would depend on the article of the Treaty of Rome under which the legislation was to be made, but would be likely to be by qualified majority.