Scrutiny
We move on to the scrutiny of documents. The recommendation for the following documents is that no further action be taken, but that a copy be sent to the specified committee for interest:
SP 896 (EC Ref No 6669/00 COM(2000) 105)
SP 904 (EC Ref No 6914/00 COM(2000) 88)
SP 905 (EC Ref No 6915/00 COM(2000) 87)
SP 906 (EC Ref No 6716/00 COM(2000) 79)
SP 907 (EC Ref No 6732/00 COM(2000) 113)
SP 908 (EC Ref No 6868/00 COM(2000) 120)
SP 909 (EC Ref No 6814/00 COM(2000) 123)
SP 910 (EC Ref No 7083/00 COM(2000) 134)
SP 938 (EC Ref No 7213/00 COM(2000) 146 2000/0063 (ACC))
SP 949 (EC Ref No 7014/00 COM(2000) 125)
SP 952 (EC Ref No 7298/00 COM(2000) 144)
SP 954 (EC Ref No 7292/00 COM(2000) 165)
SP 955 (EC Ref No 6714/00 COM(2000) 79)
SP 959 (EC Ref No 7589/00 COM(2000) 121)
SP 960 (EC Ref No 7595/00 COM(2000) 140)
Is that agreed?
Members indicated agreement.
For the following documents, the recommendation is that no further action be taken:
SP 897 (EC Ref No 6629/00 COM(2000) 77 (Vol I,II,III))
SP 902 (EC Ref No 6978/00 COM(2000) 130)
SP 903 (EC Ref No 6990/00 COM(2000) 127)
SP 911 (EC Ref No 6782/00 COM(2000) 93)
SP 912 (EC Ref No 6849/00 COM(2000) 124)
SP 913 (EC Ref No 6117/00 COM(2000) 103)
SP 914 (EC Ref No 14281/99 COM(1999) 590)
SP 916 (EC Ref No 6039/00 COMIX 150)
SP 917 (EC Ref No 6303/00 Report No 7/99)
SP 918 (EC Ref No 6710/00 Report No 2/2000)
SP 919 (EC Ref No 6797/00 COM(2000) 133)
SP 920 (EC Ref No 5957/00 COM(00) 50)
SP 921 (EC Ref No 7012/00 COM(2000) 129)
SP 922 (EC Ref No 6938/00 COM(2000) 131)
SP 923 (EC Ref No 6981/00 COM(2000) 86)
SP 925 (EC Ref No 2064/00)
SP 926 (EC Ref No 5799/00 COM(1999) 658)
SP 927 (EC Ref No SEC (99) 1973)
SP 930 (EC Ref No 6220/00)
SP 936 (EC Ref No 7217/00)
SP 937 (EC Ref No 7072/00 COM(2000) 147)
SP 941 (EC Ref No 7401/00 COM(2000) 164)
SP 945 (EC Ref No 7332/00)
SP 951 (EC Ref No 7410/00 COM(2000) 161 AVC 2000/0061)
SP 958 (EC Ref No 7569/00 COM(2000) 183)
SP 934 (EC Ref No 7038/00)
SP 935 (EC Ref No SN 2436/00)
SP 940 (EC Ref No 7383/00 6813/00)
SP 928 (EC Ref No 11636/3/99)
SP 929 (EC Ref No 7046/00)
SP 932 (EC Ref No 7615/00 COPEN 25)
SP 933 (EC Ref No 7760/00 COPEN 27)
Is that agreed?
Members indicated agreement.
I would like a copy of document SP 902. The e-Europe programme, which was exhibited during our visit to the European Commission, is clearly one of the most important that it is currently embarked on. In due course, this committee should take a greater interest in it, especially as the Scottish Executive will be responsible for implementing many of the proposals.
Members may have noticed that I have asked a number of parliamentary questions recently. The answers have indicated that the Executive may not be in a position to implement the proposals. For example, the Executive does not keep a record of how many schools are connected to the internet, but there is an e-Europe objective of every school being connected. This committee should take an interest in that. The whole e-Europe programme should be considered in more detail by the committee.
There is no problem with individual members getting copies of any of these documents from the clerk. David Mundell is absolutely right about e-Europe, which figures in the Commission's forward work programme. Parliament is also considering it. We will inevitably come back to it.
Document SP 944 is not listed here, but it is among our documents. It deals with the European Court of Auditors report on agriculture and the FAIR programme. The report says that the FAIR programme has been badly managed, and I believe that we should refer the document to the Rural Affairs Committee for comment.
Do we agree to send that document to the Rural Affairs Committee for their interest?
Members indicated agreement.
There will be no meeting next week. Thank you for your attendance.
Meeting closed at 15:51.