Examination of Witnesses (Questions 637
- 639)
THURSDAY 6 DECEMBER 2007
Ms Dalia Grybauskaite
Q637 Chairman: Good
morning, it is very nice to see you.
Ms Grybauskaite: You are not the first and will
not be the last who are interested in our exercise on the future
budget reform. Usually what comes from your country and your Parliament,
the House of Lords, as reports are very good quality proposals
and papers and we use them. I am very happy you are investigating
into this subject and you will be preparing something for us which
we will use. You will receive something from us now and we will
use your paper later.
Q638 Chairman:
Just tell us what you want us to say!
Ms Grybauskaite: Of course.
Q639 Chairman:
Thank you very much, Commissioner, for finding time to meet with
us and to help us in our inquiry. As you know, we are a Sub-Committee
of the European Union Committee of the House of Lords carrying
out this investigation into the Health Check and looking beyond
the Health Check to the Budget Review and the future evolution
of the CAP. I always have to say formal things. For us, this is
a formal evidence taking session so there will be a record.
Ms Grybauskaite: I need to understand that I
can only say what can be written and I will leave the rest in
my pocket.
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