HC Deb 28 February 2000 vol 345 cc176-7W
Mr. Willetts

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security which subjects were discussed at his meeting with the European Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs on 31 January. [111313]

Mr. Darling

Commissioner Anna Diamantopoulou and I discussed a number of issues. The main issue was the Lisbon Special Summit due to be held in March 2000, but we also discussed poverty and the UK Anti-Poverty Report, the Commissioner's proposed Social Action Programme due to be published in September 2000, and prospects for Commission reform.