§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 16 April,Official Report, column 366 if he will undertake an immediate review of past EC directives with a view to removing all gold plating. [35042]
§ Mr. Howard[holding answer 3 July 1996]: No. As I said in my answer to a question from the hon. Member on 29 April at column 405, I could do so only at disproportionate cost.