Business of the House (Lisbon Treaty)

The Minister did not respond to the point of my right hon. Friend the Member for Wells (Mr. Heathcoat-Amory) about when we will have time to debate the powers of this House in relation to Europe under the changes in the treaty. The Government’s statement on the reform treaty contains no section on energy, but there is a long section on the role of Parliaments in which we are told that national Parliaments will be given a direct say in the EU’s law-making procedures for the first time. As matters stand, we are not even given a say in our own law-making procedures. Under this timetable motion, when will there be an opportunity to debate the position of this House?