§ Mr. SpearingTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) if he will place in the Library a list of section A decisions taken by the Ministerial Council of the European Community during 1996; [13389]
(2) if he will state in respect of section A decisions at meetings of the Ministerial Council of the European Community (a) if those decisions can relate to any business within the remit of the council irrespective of its notional subject title and (b) where a list of such decisions is available for public inspection. [13388]
§ Mr. David DavisYes. Part A of the agenda of each Council of Ministers meeting covers decisions on which no further discussion is expected to be necessary. The subjects covered therefore need not relate directly to the substantive matters for consideration at that meeting.
A list of part A decisions taken at Council of Ministers meetings is either placed in the Library by the relevant Department, or given in the statement made to the House on the meeting.