§ Lord Pearson of Rannochasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Answer by the Lord Privy Seal on 16 December (HL Deb, cols 477–478), whether, as stated in the Sunday Telegraph on 15 December, members of the political classes in the nations applying to join the European Union stand to increase their salaries 20 times if they can get a job in Brussels after accession; and, if so, whether they consider that this prospect may colour the attitude of those negotiators to the desirability of European Union membership. [HL801]
§ Baroness Symons of Vernham DeanI have nothing to add to the Answer given by the Lord Privy Seal. The Government believe that the enlargement of the EU will benefit the citizens of the new and existing member states.