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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Answer

Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proposals were presented to (a) the European Commission and (b) other EU member governments to locate the (i) European and Asylum and Migration Observatory, (ii) European Agency for Security of Communications Networks, (iii) European Food Authority, (iv) European Maritime Safety Agency, (v) European Aviation Safety Agency and (vi) European Rail Safety and Interoperability Agency in the United Kingdom; what discussions he had on locating each in Scotland; and if he will make a statement. [131647] Mr. MacShane: We have proposed that only one of the EU agencies be located in the UK and that is the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA). We have suggested to our EU partners that it should be located in Glasgow. It is currently unclear as to when a decision will be made on the location of this Agency, along with several others, including those mentioned by the hon. Member. A number of other countries have bid for the site of the EMSA and other agencies. The last substantive discussion of the sites in general was at the Laeken European Council in December 2001.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

131647; 411 c332-3W;411 c336-7W

Session

2002-03

Subjects

EU institutions Location Scotland European Food Safety Authority European Aviation Safety Agency European Maritime Safety Agency

Link

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