HC Deb 24 February 1993 vol 219 c571W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the legal issues in connection with the European Communities (Amendment) Bill on which he has made public statements, indicating on which of them he sought advice from(a) his Department's lawyers, (b) Crown Law Officers and (c) European Court legal advisers.

Mr. Garel-Jones

We have taken legal advice from various sources during the passage of the European Communities (Amendment) Bill. It is neither customary nor appropriate for me to reveal these sources.

Mr. John Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether legal advice was sought before 20 January on the effects of amending the European Communities (Amendment) Bill.

Mr. Garel-Jones

Yes.