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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Answer

Mr. Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) where the wording for the new EU constitution will be made available; [181299] (2) where the wording for the European Constitution can be found; and if he will make it available (a) on the internet and (b) in every public library. [181456] Mr. MacShane: CIG 86/04--a provisional consolidated version of the draft Constitutional Treaty--is available on the Britain and the EU section of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office website www.europe.gov.uk. I have also placed copies in the Library of the House. This draft text will now be consolidated into a single document and drawn up in all the authentic EU languages. These will be scrutinised by specialist lawyer linguists to ensure that there are no discrepancies between the different language versions without making any substantive changes to the text adopted at the IGC. This is detailed technical work which is likely to take up to four months to complete. Once this process is complete and it has been signed by Heads of State or Government I will make the official Treaty available on the internet and place copies in the Library of the House.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

423 c430W; 181299;181456

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Access Disclosure of information Constitutions Convention on the Future of Europe European Union Languages Internet Public libraries Treaties

Link

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