Written question asked by Bill Tynan (Labour) on Friday, 14 December 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 19 December 2001. It was answered by Lord Hain (Labour) on Wednesday, 19 December 2001 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) the Spanish Government and (b) EU partners regarding participation of Gibraltar in the 2004 European elections. - Inc ref to 5 December 2001, 376 c312W.

Answer: Mr. Tynan: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with (a) the Spanish Government and (b) EU partners regarding participation of Gibraltar in the 2004 European elections. [24029] Peter Hain: Following the European Court of Human Rights' judgment in Matthews v. UK, the extension of the European parliamentary franchise to Gibraltar was discussed with our EU partners in the relevant Council working group. I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Bromsgrove (Miss Kirkbride) on 5 December 2001, Official Report, column 312W.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 377 c303W; 24029
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Elections European Parliament Gibraltar EU internal relations Voting rights Spain
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