§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on which occasions in the last three years officials have vetoed draft, EC legislation on the410W grounds that a fiche d'imapct had not been correctly prepared. [13651]
§ Mr. HowardThe correct preparation of fiches d'impact is a very important part of our consideration of proposals for European Community legislation. It is one of the factors taken into account when Ministers consider the United Kingdom's negotiating position on a particular proposal.