HC Deb 18 July 1997 vol 298 cc359-60W
Mr. Streeter

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) for what reasons the agreement reached on quota-hopping was not included in the Amsterdam treaty; [9080]

(2) if the recent agreement reached on quota-hopping is legally binding. [9079]

Mr. Doug Henderson

I refer the hon. Member to the statement made by my right hon. Friend the Minster for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to the House on 18 June,Official Report, column 331.