§ Mr. MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his answer of 8 June 2000,Official Report, column 311W, concerning EU legislation relating to direct expenditure by London Underground, for what reason his answer did not list the legislation concerned. [126205]
§ Mr. Hill[holding answer 15 June 2000]: The arrangements are, in principle, subject to a wide range of treaty provisions including, notably, Title V (Transport) and Title VI (Common rules on competition, taxation and approximation of laws). Specific legislation which may be relevant includes the state aid rules, the EC Merger Regulation and the Utilities Directive. Ultimately, it would, of course, be for the European Court of Justice to rule on the applicability of treaty provisions and associated legislation.