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Lord Lamont of Lerwick asked Her Majesty's Government:
The Lord Chancellor (Lord Irvine of Lairg): No apology was made directly to Senator Pinochet. However, I refer the noble Lord to the article in The Times on 9 February 1999, where I was accurately quoted as saying "What we are talking about here is an error of judgment . . . It is very, very unfortunate. It has never happened before this century and I don't believe that it will happen again in 100 years.". I am sure that would have been read by Senator Pinochet or his advisers.
Lord Lamont of Lerwick asked Her Majesty's Government:
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Bassam of Brighton): Following receipt of a letter from Senator Pinochet's solicitors dated 16 February 2000 expressing concern about the leaking of the medical report in a Spanish newspaper, Home Office Officials wrote to the Crown Prosecution Service, as representatives of Spain, asking whether Spain could provide any information on how the report had been disclosed.
A reply from the Spanish authorities on the same day indicated that enquiries which they had made did not make it possible for them to conclude that the leak had occurred in Spain, but expressed regret for any difficulty caused by the report's disclosure in the Spanish press.
Lord Lamont of Lerwick asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord Bassam of Brighton: The policing of demonstrations is an operational matter for the local police, and is not a matter in which government Ministers can intervene.
Lord Lamont of Lerwick asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord Bassam of Brighton: Senator Pinochet has been held on bail for 16 months pending proceedings pursuant to an extradition request received from the Kingdom of Spain. This length of time reflects the opportunities to mount legal challenges and appeals, of which the parties to the request have availed themselves.
Lord Hylton asked Her Majesty's Government:
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Scotland of Asthal): We are in regular contact with the UN High Commission for Human Rights concerning alleged human rights abuses in and around Chechnya. We are studying reports on such abuses from a number of sources, including from the UNHCR, the Council of Europe, NGOs and the media. During his recent visit to Moscow (22-23 February), the Foreign Secretary urged early contact between Mrs Robinson, the UN High Commissioner, and Mr Kalamanov, the recently appointed Russian president's special representative for human rights and civil liberties in Chechnya.
Lord Christopher asked Her Majesty's Government:
Baroness Scotland of Asthal: See separate list.
This calendar is primarily concerned with European Union matters, but certain other relevant events are also included. Events and dates quoted are based on the information available on the date of issue.
Monthly Forecast of EU Business: March 2000
March 28 February to 1 March--Lisbon--EuroMed Investment Conference
Date | Location | Event | |
March | |||
28 Feb to 1 Mar | Lisbon | EuroMed Investment Conference | |
1 to 2 | Brussels | European Parliament Plenary | |
2 | Lisbon | EU/Russia Ministerial Meeting | |
3 to 4 | Lisbon | Justice & Home Affairs Council (Informal) | |
10 | Tokyo | EU/Japan Ministerial Meeting | |
13 | Brussels | Social Affairs Council | |
13 | Brussels | ECOFIN Council | |
13 to 17 | Strasbourg | European Parliament Plenary | |
16 | Brussels | Internal Market Council | |
17 | Lisbon | Informal Education Ministers Meeting | |
17 to 18 | Porto | Trade Ministers' Meeting (Informal) | |
20 to 21 | Brussels | General Affairs Council | |
20 to 21 | Brussels | Agriculture Council | |
23 to 24 | Lisbon | Special European Council | |
27 | Brussels | Justice and Home Affairs Council | |
28 | Brussels | Transport Council | |
29 to 30 | Brussels | European Parliament Plenary | |
30 | Brussels | Environment Council | |
April | |||
3 | Luxembourg | Fisheries Council | |
3 to 4 | Cairo | EU-Africa Summit | |
4 | Luxembourg | Social Affairs Council | |
7 to 8 | Lisbon | ECOFIN Council (Informal) | |
10 to 11 | Luxembourg | General Affairs Council | |
10 to 14 | Strasbourg | European Parliament Plenary | |
13 | Luxembourg | Consumer Affairs Council | |
15 to 16 | Oporto | Environment Council (Informal) | |
17 to 18 | Luxembourg | Agriculture Council | |
May | |||
2 | Brussels | Telecommunications Council | |
3 to 4 | Brussels | European Parliament Plenary | |
5 to 7 | San Miguel, Azores | Informal Meeting of Foreign Ministers | |
8 | Brussels | ECOFIN Council | |
8 | Lisbon | EU/New Zealand Ministerial Meeting | |
11 | Brussels | Health Council | |
15 to16 | Brussels | Agriculture Council | |
15 to 16 | Oporto | WEU Council | |
15 to 19 | Strasbourg | European Parliament Plenary | |
16 | Brussels | Culture Council | |
18 | Brussels | Industry Council | |
18 | Brussels | Development Council | |
22 to 23 | Brussels | General Affairs Council | |
25 | Brussels | Internal Market Council | |
25 to 26 | Lisbon | EuroMed Foreign Ministers Meeting (Informal) | |
28 to 30 | Evora | Agriculture Council (Informal) | |
29 to 30 | Brussels | Justice and Home Affairs Council | |
30 | Brussels | Energy Council | |
June | |||
5 | Luxembourg | ECOFIN Council | |
6 | Luxembourg | Social Affairs Council | |
8 | Luxembourg | Education Council | |
13 to 14 | Luxembourg | General Affairs Council | |
13 to 16 | Strasbourg | European Parliament Plenary | |
15 | Luxembourg | Research Council | |
16 | Luxembourg | Fisheries Council | |
19 to 20 | Luxembourg | Agriculture Council | |
19 to 20 | Sta. Maria da Feira | European Council | |
21 to 23 | Cyprus | 3rd Euro-Mediterranean Conference of the Ministers of Industry | |
22 to 23 | Luxembourg | Environment Council | |
26 to 27 | Luxembourg | Transport Council | |
28 | Lisbon | EU/India Summit | |
July | |||
3 to 7 | Strasbourg | European Parliament Plenary | |
6 to 7 | Lille | Culture Council | |
7 to 8 | (To be confirmed) | Social Affairs Council (Informal) | |
10 to 11 | Brussels | General Affairs Council | |
15 to 16 | (To be confirmed) | Environment Council (Informal) | |
17 | Brussels | ECOFIN Council | |
17 to 18 | Brussels | Agriculture Council | |
24 | Brussels | Budget Council | |
25 | (To be confirmed) | Education Council (Informal) | |
27 | Bangkok | ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Ministerial Meeting | |
28 to 29 | Bangkok | ASEAN Post Ministerial Meeting | |
28 to 29 | Arles | Justice & Home Affairs Council (Informal) | |
August There are no Councils scheduled for this month. |
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