Written question asked by Keith Vaz (Labour) on Monday, 4 November 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 November 2002. It was answered by Tony Blair (Labour) on Thursday, 7 November 2002 on behalf of the Prime Minister.

Prime Minister

Question: To ask the Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with the German Chancellor on proposals for reform of the European Council; and whether it is his policy to pursue a joint position on these matters. - Including fact that the Prime Minister wrote a joint letter with Chancellor Schroder in February on proposals for Council reform.

Answer: Keith Vaz: To ask the Prime Minister what discussions he has had with the German Chancellor on proposals for reform of the European Council; and whether it is his policy to pursue a joint position on these matters. [80043] The Prime Minister: I wrote a joint letter with Chancellor Schroder in February on proposals for Council reform. These ideas were taken forward in the agreement reached at the Seville European Council. We are now further developing these ideas with all our European partners.

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