§ Sir David SteelTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many meetings of the Council of Minsters have been attended as participants by Scottish Office Ministers in each year since 1992; how many of these attendances related to agriculture and fisheries; and what was the total number of meetings held by the Council of Ministers in that period. [14225]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information is as follows:
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Scottish Office Ministers' attendance 8 8 8 7 15 of which related to agriculture and fisheries 7 6 5 5 13 Total number of meetings held by the Council of Ministers in that period1 87 94 92 81 88 1 The information for 1992 to 1994 is contained in the 40th, 41st and 42nd "Review of the Council Work", in the secretary general's report, which forms the foreword in each of the reviews. The summary of Councils held between 1995 and 1996 is as yet unpublished but is obtainable from the press office of the Council of the European Union.