§ Mr. SpringTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if the Government are opposed in principle to an EU constitution; and if he will make a statement. [16407]
§ Mr. BradshawI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Isle of Wight (Mr. Turner) on 15 October 2001,Official Report, column 976W.
§ Mr. SpringTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had about the inclusion of a possible EU constitution in the forthcoming Laeken declaration on the future of Europe. [16408]
§ Peter HainIt was agreed at Nice that there should be a wide and deep debate on the future of Europe before the next IGC in 2004. The Laeken European Council in December will decide on how to take that debate forward.