Written question asked by Adam Price (Plaid Cymru) on Tuesday, 13 July 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 16 July 2004. It was answered by Denis MacShane (Labour) on Friday, 16 July 2004 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which United Kingdom languages he intends to propose as Union languages under the terms of Article 2 of the European Constitution treaty.

Answer: Adam Price: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which United Kingdom languages he intends to propose as Union languages under the terms of Article 2 of the European Constitution treaty. [184755] Mr. MacShane: There is no provision to nominate Union languages under Article 2 of the European Constitutional Treaty. Article IV-10 paragraph 2 entitles member states to translate the Treaty into languages that are officially recognised in all or part of their territory, and place a copy of this translation in the archives of the Council. The Government will consider into which languages it will translate the Treaty nearer the time of the publication of an official version of the Treaty.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 184755; 423 c1378-9W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Constitutions Convention on the Future of Europe European Union Languages Treaties
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk