§ 23. Mr. WigginTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the implications of the draft EU constitution for matters within his responsibilities. [119034]
§ Mr. BlunkettExisting treaties already provide for police and judicial co-operation and EU action on immigration and asylum. These were areas of cooperation begun by the Conservative Government.
New treaty brings existing EU work into a single merged treaty structure. Negotiations continuing, treaty will be agreed at intergovernmental conference (IGC) by unanimity.