§ Mr. David ShawTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what circulation has been given by the current Presidency of the European Council to the texts of their proposal for draft treaties on economic and monetary union and on political union; and what restrictions have been placed on their availability.
§ Mr. Garel-JonesThe Luxembourg presidency circulated a draft treaty text on economic and monetary and political union on 18 June in advance of the Luxembourg European Council. The Netherlands presidency produced composite draft treaty texts on political union on 24 September and on economic and monetary union on 28 October. They also produced, on 9 November, a revised treaty text on political union in advance of the Conclave of Foreign Ministers, 12 to 14 November. These texts are circulated by the presidency to those participating in the intergovernmental conferences—that is, the member states and the Commission. These are working documents in a confidential negotiation, but they have in practice rapidly become public and are or will all be available in the Library of the House.