European Affairs (Hansard, 2 July 2001)

HC Deb 02 July 2001 vol 371 cc31-2W 32W

§ Mr. Spring
To ask the Prime Minister if he will list the Ministers in each Government Department with responsibility for European affairs. [855]

§ The Prime Minister
[holding answer 28 June 2001]: The Minister for Europe in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is my hon. Friend the Member for Neath (Peter Hain). Practice on the allocation of responsibility for European matters in other Departments varies. Some designate a single Minister to deal with all European matters, but most divide responsibilities between several Ministers, including the ministerial head of the Department, as appropriate.