HC Deb 16 April 1999 vol 329 cc374-5W
Mr. Chope

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will list the occasions since 1 May 1997 when his Department has made available to the European Scrutiny Committee unofficial texts of draft European legislation; [80553]

(2) on how many occasions since 1 May 1997 his Department has made available to the European Scrutiny Committee Council working documents. [80546]

Ms Jowell

[holding answer 13 April 1999]: The Department receives a large volume of both official and unofficial/working texts during the course of negotiations on European Union legislation. In order to facilitate the work of the European Scrutiny Committee and to keep it informed of the progress of negotiations, the Department regularly submits Explanatory Memoranda to the Committee. Since 1 May 1997, the Department has made no Council working documents available to the Committee and has made unofficial texts available on eight occasions:

17 June 1997:

Proposal for a Council Directive on health protection of individuals against the dangers of ionising radiation in relation to medical exposures, replacing Directive 84–466/Euratom.

28 November 1997:

Council Resolution concerning the report on the state of women's health in the European Community.

4 December 1997:

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

2 April 1998:

Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Decision adopting a programme of Community action from 1999–2003 on rare diseases in the context of the framework for action in the field of public health.

2 April 1998:

Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Decision adopting a programme of Community action from 1999–2003 on pollution-related diseases in the context of the framework for action in the field of public health.

20 April 1998:

Proposal for a Council Recommendation on the suitability of blood and plasma donors and the screening of donated blood in the European Community.

2 October 1998:

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

9 November 1999:

Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) 297/95 on fees payable to the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products.