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A Citizens’ Agenda

I think that I have dealt with the hon. Gentleman’s point. As the Commission’s ““Plan D”” rightly stresses, citizens are much more interested in the practical policies affecting their daily lives than in arcane institutional questions. The Government therefore broadly welcome the ideas and proposals contained in the Commission’s ““Citizens’ Agenda””, published in May, which sets out its strategic thinking on taking forward the future of Europe debate. The Hampton Court agenda, one of the many successes of our recent EU presidency, provided the inspiration for much of the substance of the Commission’s ““Citizens’ Agenda”” and the subsequent decision at the June European Council to concentrate on what was described as a Europe of results.