Part of Bill Presented — European Convention on Human Rights (Temporary Withdrawal) Bill – in the House of Commons at 5:27 pm on 21 February 2012.
Just to correct the record, the Prime Minister did travel to see Chancellor Merkel and President Sarkozy in the run-up to the December Council and the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister, the Foreign Secretary and other Ministers had conversations with their counterparts in a number of other member states as the Council approached.