One recommendation to head off confrontations, Mr. Mitchell said, would be "meaningful consultation" between the White House and the Senate.

Many residents feel the decision to go ahead with reassessment was done without any meaningful consultation with the village, he said.

Wise headteachers, however, have long recognised the value of meaningful consultation.

The agreement with the independent producers calls for "meaningful consultation" with writers on such matters as choice of directors, major casting and location.

Meanwhile, the government has been busily funding projects studying indigenous groups without any meaningful consultation with the groups.

"Unless the department holds a meaningful consultation we will have no other option."

(B) the facilitation of meaningful consultation and collaboration about decisions of the governing body and policy council.

I welcome the consultation process and can assure colleagues that in my Member State the authorities took care to carry out a broad and meaningful consultation.

I would certainly support that - but there has to be meaningful consultation.

I also welcome the Council's recent conclusions, which very clearly demand meaningful consultation with the European Parliament.