Verbatim report of proceedings

Wednesday, 12 January 2005 - Strasbourg

1. Opening of the sitting

  Gebhardt (PSE). – (DE) Mr President, I rise to ask a question under Rule 28 of the Rules of Procedure.

We saw this House spied on in a disgraceful manner during the last election period, and it appears that this is already happening again, in that I heard yesterday that at least one attendance list from December 2004 was given – I stress given – to a Member in order that he might make a copy of it.

There are two questions I would like to ask about this. Firstly, is there any basis in fact for what I have been told? Secondly, if there is, is there any basis in law for this being done?

  President. I am not sure whether this is exactly a point of order, but, in any event, I can reply by saying that the Bureau has already looked into this issue, which has been communicated to the legal services, and we are awaiting a report from those services so that we can act accordingly.