§ Mr. CanavanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish the results of the examination of the United Kingdom's democratic and Governmental structures which was carried out by the Council of Europe from June 1996 onwards. [65326]
§ Mr. Tony LloydThe Secretary General's overview of the functioning and protection of democratic institutions in all Council of Europe member states remains before the Committee of Ministers which will resume its discussions at its next monitoring meeting in March 1999.
The conclusions of the Committee of Ministers will be made public when available.