§ Mr. GillTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will veto the European Commission's IGC proposal 280a to appoint a European Public Prosecutor.[134594]
§ Mrs. Roche[holding answer 26 October 2000]: In the Intergovernmental Conference negotiations, the Commission is entitled to make proposals. But decisions are a matter for the member states. In the IGC preparatory group, the great majority of member states, including the United Kingdom, have not been minded even to consider the Commission's proposal to appoint a European Public Prosecutor.