§ Sir Richard BodyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Buckingham (Mr. Bercow) of 26 October 1999,Official Report, column 802, for what reason the information sought is not available. [97566]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeFollowing the reply to the hon. Member for Buckingham (Mr. Bercow) on 26 October 1999,Official Report, column 802, it has come to my attention that Mireille Delmas-Marty, one of the authors of the corpus juris report, is chair of the Comité de Surveillance of OLAF (Office pour la Lutte Anti-Fraude).
592WHowever, in order to obtain further information about official European Community positions held, if any, it would be necessary to make inquiries of the European Commission, or of the individuals themselves. We have seen no need to make such inquiries, but it is of course open to the hon. Member to do so.