§ Sue DoughtyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) if he will provide a written ministerial statement outlining the key points on the agenda for each of the Council of Ministers' meetings at which his Department is represented in advance of each meeting; [188186]
(2) if he will provide a written ministerial statement outlining for each meeting of the Council of Ministers at which his Department is represented as soon as it is practicable following that meeting (a) the key items of discussion, (b) the positions of i he Government on those items, (c) the key positions taken by other member states that Ministers consider should be noted by Members and (d) any preliminary discussion on the timing and the agenda of the following meeting. [188188]
§ Mr. StrawThis is a useful suggestion and HMG will consider it further in line with its policy of keeping Parliament better informed on EU business.
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