To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the priorities of his Department are for the UK Presidency of the EU. (26648)

Our JHA priorities for the UK's Presidency of the European Union were included in the White Paper on the Prospects for the European Union published on 30 June 2005. We also informed Parliament of our priorities during the course of the UK Presidency, in particular in relation to the JHA Councils on 13 July, 13-14 October and 1-2 December and the JHA Informal on 7-9 September.