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FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS

European Constitution

Angela Watkinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what competencies he expects will remain under the control of national Governments under Article 1–5a of the Constitutional Treaty for the European Union, column 6289, relating to union law. [193229]

Mr. MacShane: Article 1–5a (Article 1–6 in the final version of the Treaty, CIG 87/1/04) states that EU law has primacy over the national law of the member states. This is simply a restatement of the current position and, as noted in the declaration to be made on this provision, reflects existing ECJ case law. Articles 1–9 to 1–16 (Articles 11–17, CIG 87/1/04) set out, for the first time, a clear catalogue of the EU's competences. Article 1–9 paragraph 2 (Article 11 paragraph 2, CIG 87/1/04) makes clear that competences not conferred by the member states upon the EU in the Constitution remain with the member states.

ASEM Summit

Sir Menzies Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which Minister and officials represented the Government at the ASEM Summit meeting in Hanoi from 7 to 9 October; and if he will make a statement. [191945]

Mr. Straw [holding answer 20 October 2004]: My right hon. Friend the Deputy Prime Minister and two officials from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office represented the UK at the Summit and its preparatory meetings.
 
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I also refer the right hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Wirral, South (Mr. Chapman) on 18 October 2004, Official Report, columns 465–66W.

British Overseas Territories (Elections)

Mr. Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the total population of (a) the Turks and Caicos Islands, (b) Anguilla, (c) Akrotiri and Dhekelia Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus, (d) Bermuda, (e) the British Indian Ocean Territory, (f) the British Virgin Islands, (g) the Cayman Islands, (h) the Falkland Islands, (i) Guernsey, (j) Gibraltar, (k) the Isle of Man, (l) Jersey, (m) Montserrat, (n) Pitcairn Island, (o) the British Antarctic Territory and (p) South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands is; what the total number entitled to vote is in each case; what the date of the most recent parliamentary or assembly election was in each case; what the turnout at that election was in each case; and what the results were in each case. [191181]

Mr. Rammell: The details are as follows:

Akrotiri and Dhekelia Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus

Anguilla

Bermuda


 
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British Antarctic Territory

British Indian Ocean Territory

British Virgin Islands

Cayman Islands

Falkland Islands


 
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Gibraltar

Montserrat

Pitcairn

South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands

Turks and Caicos Islands

My noble Friend the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Lord Chancellor is the Privy Counsellor with special responsibility for the Crown Dependencies. The following information has been provided by the Department for Constitutional Affairs:
 
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Guernsey

Isle of Man

Jersey


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