HC Deb 04 May 1999 vol 330 cc333-4W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the bearing of the letter from the Dutch Government of 16 July 1997, regarding the Amsterdam Treaty negotiations, on the United Kingdom's declaration of intent at the Justice and Home Affairs Council to join elements of Schengen. [82298]

Ms Quin

The letter from the Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UK Permanent Representative of 16 July 1997 concerned negotiations of the Schengen Protocol to the Amsterdam Treaty. We were aware when accepting the tender for contract that SGS UK Limited is a UK registered company owned by the British SGS Holding UK Limited. They, in turn, are owned by the holding company, Societe Generale de Surveillance (Switzerland). The term QUALIFOR (Quality Forest Management) is the registered trademark used to identify the Group's Certification Programme.