§ Mr. SpearingTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the judgments of the Court of the European Community which have required retrospective amendment of any United Kingdom Acts of Parliament or related instrument arising from(a) a Community directive and (b) a Community regulation stating in each case the relevant United Kingdom amended instrument and its principal effect. [37257]
§ Mr. David DavisWe are not aware of any judgment of the European Court of Justice which has required the United Kingdom to amend retroactively legislation arising from a community Directive or Regulation. Some judgments of the Court may have significant retrospective effects without the need for amending legislation, especially in the pensions and social security fields. We intend to address this issue at the 1996 intergovernmental conference.