HC Deb 13 July 1999 vol 335 cc181-2W
Mr. Maude

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish the minutes of the meeting of the EU Code of Conduct Group chaired by the Paymaster General on 7 and 8 July. [91002]

Dawn Primarolo

As I explained in my reply to the hon. Member for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton (Mr. Gibb) on 18 June 1998,Official Report, columns 271–72, paragraph 12 of the Council Conclusions of 9 March 1998 states that the Council "agrees that the work of the Code of Conduct Group shall be confidential".

Mr. Maude

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which United Kingdom tax reliefs were discussed at the recent meeting of the EU Code of Conduct Group chaired by the Paymaster General. [91003]

Dawn Primarolo

Paragraph 12 of the Council Conclusions of 9 March 1998 states that the Councilagrees that the work of the Code of Conduct Group shall be confidential".

In my answer to the right hon. Member for Wells (Mr. Heathcoat-Amory) 14 June 1999, Official Report, columns 30–31, I listed the UK tax measures which are currently under examination by the EU Code of Conduct Group.