HC Deb 17 September 2004 vol 424 cc1776-7W
Sue Doughty

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) 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 is practicable following that meeting(a) the key items of discussion, (b) the positions of the Government on those items, (c) the key positions taken by other member states that Ministers consider should be noted by hon. Members and (d) any preliminary discussion on the timing and the agenda of the following meeting;[188209]

(2) 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. [188208]

Mr. Gareth Thomas

I refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary on 13 September 2004,Official Report, column 1451W.