Written question asked by Austin Mitchell (Labour) on Thursday, 6 November 1997, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 12 November 1997. It was answered by Doug Henderson (Labour) on Wednesday, 12 November 1997 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many (a) Ministers of the Crown and (b) officials of Her Majesty's Government were present at the meetings of (i) the European Council and (ii) the Inter-Governmental Conference at Amsterdam. - Inc figs.

Answer: Mr. Mitchell: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many (a) Ministers of the Crown and (b) officials of Her Majesty's Government were present at the meetings of (i) the European Council and (ii) the intergovernmental conference at Amsterdam. [15612] Mr. Doug Henderson: The Amsterdam Summit comprised (a) the conclusion of the negotiations for the intergovernmental conference and (b) normal European Council business. The UK delegation for the Summit consisted of four Ministers of the Crown and, including support staff, 66 Government officials.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 15612; 300 c561W
Session: 1997-98
Subjects: European Council UK delegations Intergovernmental Conference 1996 Netherlands
Contains statistics: Yes