§ Mr. CashTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on his policy towards discussions of EU enlargement at the IGC in Nice. [135091]
§ Mr. VazThe UK is committed to a swift and successful enlargement of the European Union. In the current intergovernmental conference we are discussing the institutional issues which need to be resolved in order for enlargement to proceed. Discussions at the informal Biarritz summit indicated that we are on course for agreement at Nice on these issues. We welcome this.