HC Deb 12 February 1996 vol 271 cc405-6W
Mr. Steen

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on which occasions in the last three years officials have vetoed draft EU legislation on the grounds that a fiche d'impact had not been correctly prepared. [13652]

Mr. David Davis

The correct preparation of fiches d'impact is a very important part of our consideration of proposals for EC legislation. It is one of the factors taken into account when Ministers consider the United Kingdom's negotiating position on a particular proposal.