European and External Relations Committee, 23 Nov 2004

Meeting date: Tuesday, November 23, 2004

Official Report 264KB pdf

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Sift

Agenda item 6 is the sift paper. Have members any points that they wish to raise?

I could probably look this up, but I would be grateful if the clerks could provide more details on "A Coherent European Policy Framework for External Action to Confront HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis", which is mentioned on page 5 of paper EU/S2/04/19/6. The issue is relevant to the committee's external relations role. Also, the Parliament had a good debate on Scotland's contribution to international developments just a couple of days before the official opening ceremony. The issue is also relevant in view of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association delegation that will go to Africa in February, so I would be grateful to see further details.

The clerks will deal with your request in due course.

If there are no further points on the sift paper, we will move to agenda item 7, which the committee agreed to take in private. I ask members of the public to leave us while we resolve the issue.

Meeting continued in private until 16:15.