European Parliament
President.
Question No 4 by Proinsias De Rossa 
Subject: Council voting in public
On 21 December 2005, the Council adopted conclusions on improving openness and transparency in the Council.
Point 4 of these conclusions provides that 'the vote on all legislative acts adopted under the codecision procedure is taken in public' and that 'the outcome of the vote is displayed visibly on the television screen relaying the vote to the public'.
Can the Council confirm that from the information provided, it will be possible to ascertain the voting position of each and every delegation in Council in these votes and that a public record of these votes and the positions taken by each and every delegation will be later available on the Internet?

