Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to make a representation to the President of the European Commission regarding the arrests of former and existing Members of the European Parliament in relation to alleged lobbying activity; and if he will make a statement.
I refer the Rt. Honourable member to my reply to his question 110608 of 19 December. The Government continues to monitor developments in the European Parliament and other EU institutions.