§ Mr. HealeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress has been made on the potential areas for co-operation between the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom identified in the joint statement by the Prime Minister and the Taoiseach in the margins of the European Council at Noordwijk on 23 May 1997. [24720]
§ Mr. Robin CookMy right hon. Friend the Prime Minister and the Taoiseach discussed progress in the margins of the European summit in Luxembourg on 13 December. Copies of their joint statement and report summarising progress since the European Council in May have been placed in the libraries of the House.