§ Ann McKechinTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on the progress her Department has made in consulting universities and colleges of higher education on the inclusion of higher education services in the GATS negotiations at the World Trade Organisation. [44483]
§ Ms HewittI refer my hon. Friend to my previous answer on 14 February 2002,Official Report, columns 528–29W. The consultations to which I referred are continuing.