§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the issues for discussion before the ECOFIN Council on 15 March indicating the position he proposes to take on each issue. [72741]
§ Ms Hewitt[holding answer 24 February 1999]Every six months, at the beginning of an EU Presidency, the Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, my right hon. Friend the Member for Gateshead, East and Washington, West (Ms Quin), outlines to the House the main items of business expected during the Presidency. Every month, she gives the House details of the items expected at meetings of the Council of Ministers during the month. After each meeting of the ECOFIN Council, I report back to the European Scrutiny Committee on the business conducted at the ECOFIN meeting. This has been the practice under successive Governments.