§ Mr. GillTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 20 January 1999,Official Report, column 505, for what reason he has not received from the European Commission the information requested by the hon. Member for Ludlow on 13 January. [81980]
§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 20 January 1999,Official Report, column 505, on the European Commission, what steps he has taken to secure the information requested from the European Commission. [82179]
§ Ms QuinI have written to the right hon. and hon. Members. A copy of these letters has been placed in the Library of the House.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the proposals which he has made at the Council of Ministers for the reform of the European Commission. [82482]
§ Ms QuinThe UK has shared with partners a number of specific reform ideas aimed at making the Commission more efficient, transparent and accountable. These include changes to Commission internal management structures,184W personnel policy and financial control. Some progress has already been made. For example, the Council is expected shortly to approve plans for an independent fraud investigation office within the Commission, the make-up of which will owe much to UK ideas.