§ Denzil DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether it is intended that votes taken at the proceedings of the European Commission should be recorded. [41646]
§ Peter HainWe are not aware of any proposal to record the votes of the College of Commissioners. The treaty establishing the European Community states that the rules governing the internal procedure of the Commission are a matter for the Commission.
§ Denzil DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will place in the Library a verbatim report of the proceedings of the European Commission. [41645]
§ Peter HainThe Commission does not publish verbatim reports of their meetings. But since 1 January 2002, the Commission publishes summary records of the meetings of the College on its website. These can be accessed at www.europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat—general/meeting/archives—en.htm for a period of three months following the date of the proceedings.