§ Mr. MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the activities of the European Union described in or arising from Pillar 2, or the J articles of the treaty of European Union from which the European Commission(a) is currently excluded and (b) would be excluded under the widened scope of such title and articles as proposed by the Presidency. [3910]
§ Mr. Doug HendersonUnder the existing Treaty on European Union the European Commission is fully associated with the work carried out in the common foreign and security policy field. This would remain the case under current Presidency proposals.