HC Deb 18 December 2003 vol 415 cc1107-8W
Keith Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he last met the hon. Member for Birmingham, Edgbaston (Ms Stuart) to discuss the European consititution. [144226]

Mr. MacShane

During the period of the Convention on the Future of Europe, my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary had several meetings with my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Edgbaston (Gisela Stuart). Since the start of the Intergovernmental Conference, however, there have been no official meetings. I have had several conversations on Europe with my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Edgbaston.

Mr. Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the Estonian Government concerning prospects for a referendum in Estonia on the European Constitution; and if he will make a statement. [144676]

Mr. MacShane

My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary has not discussed formally with the Estonian Government prospects for a referendum on the draft EU Constitutional Treaty. Our Embassy in Tallinn follows Estonian Government policy on this and other issues. The Estonian Government have said that it has no plans for a referendum.