European Central Bank (Hansard, 2 December 1999)

HC Deb 02 December 1999 vol 340 cc319-20W 319W

§ Mr. Bercow
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if the Court of Auditors will have access to all documents held by the European Central Bank. [101033]

§ Miss Melanie Johnson
Under Article 27.2 of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, the Court of Auditors shall320W have access to the accounts of all revenue and expenditure in an examination of the operational efficiency of the management of the ECB.