§ Mr. David YoungTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many communications he has received from Members of the European Parliament since 18 June 1989 that concern local or United Kingdom matters; and if he will make it his practice, where such matters are involved, to provide the honourable Member for the local constituency with a copy of the correspondence and the reply for information.
§ Mr. Peter LloydSince 18 June 1989, I have received 44 communications from Members of the European Parliament concerning local or United Kingdom matters. Where members of the European Parliament raise matters which are exclusively of local interest, the practice is to reply suggesting that the MEP should refer the matter to the hon. Member for the constituency concerned. As to other correspondence, replies to such communications would normally be copied to the hon. Member concerned only if the MEP had himself copied his letter in this way.