HC Deb 18 July 2002 vol 389 cc471-2W
Angus Robertson

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) when the EU Committee on recovery of claims is next due to meet; whether representatives of the Scottish Executive(a) have been and (b) are members of it; and if he will make a statement; [70917]

(2) when the EU Committee on excise duties is next due to meet; whether representatives of the Scottish Executive (a) have been and (b) are members of it; and if he will make a statement; [70906]

(3) when the EU Advisory Committee on value added tax is next due to meet; whether representatives of the Scottish Executive (a) have been and (b) are members of it; and if he will make a statement; [70911]

(4) when the EU Customs Code Committee on duty-free arrangements is next due to meet; whether representatives of the Scottish Executive (a) have been and (b) are members of it; and if he will make a statement; [70920]

(5) when the EU Customs Code Committee on tariff quotas is next due to meet; whether representatives of the Scottish Executive (a) have been and (b) are members of it; and if he will make a statement; [70918]

(6) when the EU Committee on administrative cooperation in the field of indirect taxation, including the Fiscalis programme (SCAC): anti-fraud (SCAF) is next due to meet; whether representatives of the Scottish Executive (a) have been and (b) are members of it; and if he will make a statement; [70909]

(7) when the EU Customs Code Committee on origin is next due to meet; whether representatives of the Scottish Executive (a) have been and (b) are members of it; and if he will make a statement; [70921]

(8) when the EU Customs 2002 Committee is next due to meet; whether representatives of the Scottish Executive (a) have been and (b) are members of it; and if he will make a statement; [70914]

(9) when the EU Customs Code Committee on tariff and statistical nomenclature is next due to meet; whether representatives of the Scottish Executive (a) have been and (b) are members of it; and if he will make a statement; [70919]

(10) when the EU Committee on administrative cooperation in the field of indirect taxation, including the Fiscalis programme (SCAC): information technology (SCIT) is next due to meet; whether representatives of the Scottish Executive (a) have been and (b) are members of it; and if he will make a statement; [70907]

(11) when the EU Committee on mutual assistance for the recovery of claims is next due to meet; whether representatives of the Scottish Executive (a) have been and (b) are members of it; and if he will make a statement; [70910]

(12) when the EU Committee on administrative co-operation in the field of indirect taxation, including the Fiscalis programme (SCAC): training (SCAT) is next due to meet; whether representatives of the Scottish Executive (a) have been and (b) are members of it; and if he will make a statement. [70908]

John Healey

The following table indicates when the various EU Committees are next due to meet:

EU Committee1 Next meeting
Tariff Quotas 29 or 10 September 2002
Training (SCAT) Customs 2002 3
Customs 2002 2September or October 2002
Duty-Free Arrangements 3
Mutual Assistance—Recovery of Claims 31 July 2002
Excise Duties 2November 2002
Tariff and Statistical 5 and 6 September 2002
Origin 216 or 17 September 2002
Value Added Tax 2November 2002
Information Technology (SCIT) 2 November 2002
1 The Anti-Fraud Committee (SCAF) was dissolved on 29 May 2002. There is no EU VAT or Customs Committee on the recovery of claims other than that on mutual assistance.
2 Date yet to be finalised.
3 Not yet set.

The UK is normally represented by one or two officials from HM Customs and Excise on each of these Committees. The Customs delegates at these Committees represent all of the UK.