§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the mandate of the EC-United States of America Joint Committee is; how many times it has met over the last 12 months; what the UK representation on it is; what the annual cost of its work is to public funds; if he will list the items currently under its consideration; if he will take steps to increase its accountability and transparency to Parliament; and if he will make a statement. [61728]
§ Peter HainThere is no single EU-US joint committee, but separate joint committees on science and technology, and on education. The joint committee on science and technology met once in 2001. The joint committee on education last met in 1999. In response to the rest of this question, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him to a series of questions on 10 June 2002,Official Report, column 834W.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the mandate of the EC-Canada Joint Committee is; how many times it has met over the last 12 months; what the UK representation on it is; what the annual cost of its work is to public funds; if he will list the items currently under its consideration; if he will take steps to increase its accountability and transparency to Parliament; and if he will make a statement. [61729]
§ Peter HainI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave him on 10 June 2002,Official Report, column 834–35W.