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Written question asked by Angus Robertson (Scottish National Party) on Thursday, 15 December 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 December 2005. It was answered by John Healey (Labour) on Monday, 9 January 2006 on behalf of the Treasury.

EU Committees

Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many meetings of the EU (a) Customs Code Committee—customs warehouses and free zones, (b) Customs Code Committee—customs procedures with economic impact, (c) Customs Code Committee—counterfeit and pirated goods and (d) Customs Code committee—single administrative document have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over each meeting; which other UK representatives were present; what provisions were made for representation of the devolved government; and if he will make a statement.
Answer

There have been two meetings of the Customs Code Committee—customs warehouses and free zones during the UK presidency. The Commission chairs these meetings. The UK was represented by an official from HM Revenue and Customs.There have been two meetings of the Customs Code Committee—customs procedures with economic impact during the UK presidency. The Commission chairs these meetings. HMRC represented the UK.There has been one meeting of the Customs Code Committee—counterfeit and pirated goods during the UK presidency, on 11 July 2005. John Pulford from TAXUD chaired this meeting. HMRC represented the UK.There have been four meetings of the Customs Code committee—single administrative document during the UK presidency:"23 September""28 September""25 October""19–20 December"All attendees were from HMRC. The Commission chaired all of these meeting.Customs matters are a reserved matter for HMG and are not within the competence of the devolved governments.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
39029; 441 c302-3W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Committees Customs Government departments EU action Meetings Treasury EU presidency
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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