§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will give details of the record of member states in implementing EC directives; and how many times the Commission took member states to court in the years 1983 to 1993.
§ Mr. Heathcoat-AmoryThese figures were published in the Commission's 1993 report on application of Community law, available in the House Library. They are as follows:
Member States Percentage of Directives Implemented as at 31 December 1993 Number of Referrals to Court 1989–1993 United Kingdom 92.3 10 Belgium 90.7 48 Denmark 95.4 5 Germany 88.9 19 Greece 88.1 37 Spain 90.1 20 France 89.7 21 Ireland 88.7 17 Italy 88.9 102 Luxembourg 90.7 39 Netherlands 92.4 24 Portugal 89.2 6