§ Sir Teddy TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many of the new initiatives proposed by the Commission for 1996 in its document Com(95) 512 final will require legislation; and how many of these legislative proposals will be subject to majority vote. [6820]
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§ Mr. David DavisThe Commission's work programme for 1996—document Com(95) 512 final —indicates that the Commission intends to bring forward 19 new pieces of primary legislation as part of its new initiatives programme in 1996. How many of these proposals will he subject to majority voting will become clear only when the Commission makes known on what treaty base it intends to bring each of them forward.