§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the meeting between EC Competition Commissioner Karel Van Miert and the German Finance Minister, Oskar Lafontaine on 7 January, on the proposals of the German presidency relating to the introduction of industrial energy taxes. [66423]
§ Mr. BattleThe meeting was to discuss domestic issues relevant to Germany alone. It is not for me to comment on these.