§ Mr. RosindellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the Government of Malta regarding their referendum on EU membership. [99737]
§ Mr. MacShaneMy right hon. Friends the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary met Dr. Fenech Adami, Prime Minister of Malta, in London on 18 February 2003. Malta's EU membership was one of the subjects discussed. The decision on Malta's EU membership is one for the Maltese people alone to make, in the referendum on 8 March.