HC Deb 07 February 2000 vol 344 cc4-5W
Mr. Mitchell

To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his answer of 17 January 2000,Official Report, columns 267–68W, concerning the drafting of the draft Charter of Fundamental Rights in the European Union, if he will (a) place in the Library a copy of the letter he has sent to the two Chairmen of the Scrutiny Committees and (b) publish in the Official Report the names of organisations with which meetings have taken place, or correspondence has been conducted, and place copies of the correspondence in the Library. [108732]

The Prime Minister

A copy of the letters from the Minister of State for Europe in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, my hon. Friend the Member for Leicester, East (Mr. Vaz) to the Scrutiny Committees have been deposited in the Libraries of both Houses. The Government will continue to have meetings with a wide range of individuals and organisations. These exchanges will be made public where appropriate.