§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list each of the European Council meetings to be chaired by the appropriate Ministers under the United Kingdom presidency which will be open(a) in full or (b) in part to the media and general public. [27141]
§ Mr. Doug HendersonAs part of the UK Presidency initiative on openness, eight Council debates during the Presidency have been or will be open in full to the media and general public during the following Council meetings:
Council Date Ecofin 19 January 1998 Presidency Work Programme General Affairs Council 26 January 1998 Presidency Work Council Telecoms Council 26 February 1998 Regulatory framework for telecoms, audiovisual and information technology Environment Council 23 March 1998 Air Quality Directive Agriculture Council March, April or May Reform of agricultural commodity regimes Social Affairs Council 6 April 1998 Regulation 1408/71 on Social Security Energy Council 11 May 1998 Energy and the Environment JHA Council 28–29 May 1998 Organised crime