§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what consideration has been given by Her Majesty's Government to the request made on 6 June by theFinancial Times to obtain details of decisions taken by qualified majority vote at the Foreign Affairs, Internal Market, Social Affairs and Agriculture Councils since 1989, submitted under the provisions of the EU code of conduct on public access to information.
§ Mr. Heathcoat-AmoryThe request by theFinancial Times for information on voting records under the code of 573W conduct on access to documents is being considered by the Council. The United Kingdom is arguing that the response to the Financial Times should be as helpful as possible.