Parliamentary search - European Union (Amendment) Bill

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Parliamentary proceeding

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701 c210-34

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2007-08

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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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Committee stage

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House of Lords chamber

European Union (Amendment) Bill. Brought from the Commons. Explanatory Notes HL Bill 40-EN also published.
Wednesday, 12 March 2008
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Proceeding contributions

Lord Wallace of Saltaire | 701 c222 (Link to this contribution) Once again, I ask what the noble Lord’s sources are. I recognise some aspects of Professor Helen Wal...

Lord Pearson of Rannoch | 701 c221-2 (Link to this contribution) I support this amendment by underlining some of the questions put by my noble friends Lord Stoddart ...

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Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 701 c222-4 (Link to this contribution) Again, this has been an interesting debate. I only raise with noble Lords the time, because for nobl...

Lord Pearson of Rannoch | 701 c222 (Link to this contribution) This evening, I am ready for the noble Lord, Lord Wallace. When he put a question to me earlier abou...

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean | 701 c224 (Link to this contribution) Let us take the specific example of energy policy in relation to our relations with Russia, with Pre...

Lord Howell of Guildford | 701 c225-6 (Link to this contribution) The noble Baroness the Lord President puts her case very reasonably and quite persuasively, but the ...

Lord Howell of Guildford | 701 c226 (Link to this contribution) When it comes to the Brussels bureaucracy, all I can say to my Liberal Democratic colleagues is that...

Viscount Trenchard | 701 c215-6 (Link to this contribution) The association the noble Lord referred to does not send ambassadors with credentials to be received...

Lord Sewel | 701 c215 (Link to this contribution) Hang on. The argument is that having a permanent presidency makes the EU into a country. I am a memb...

Viscount Trenchard | 701 c215 (Link to this contribution) I support my noble friend Lord Howell in his amendment. The noble Lord, Lord Hannay, has just tried ...

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean | 701 c217-8 (Link to this contribution) I am sorry if I put it badly and misled the noble Lord, but that is the very point that I was making...

Lord Roper | 701 c217 (Link to this contribution) The noble Lord suggested some time ago that the president would represent the views of Europe extern...

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean | 701 c216-7 (Link to this contribution) I thought that the noble Baroness was going to express dissatisfaction with Switzerland because of i...

Baroness Quin | 701 c216 (Link to this contribution) I listened carefully to the speech made by the noble Lord, Lord Howell, in introducing his amendment...

Lord Tomlinson | 701 c220-1 (Link to this contribution) I was going to say that it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Willoughby de Broke, but, ha...

Lord Willoughby de Broke | 701 c219-20 (Link to this contribution) Like the noble Lord, Lord Howell, I agree with the amendment. Why do we need this long-serving, long...

Lord Maclennan of Rogart | 701 c218-9 (Link to this contribution) In introducing this debate, the noble Lord, Lord Howell, indicated that he regarded it as very impor...

Lord Howell of Guildford | 701 c226-7 (Link to this contribution) Having said that, I am very tempted to press such a serious issue but it is late and we will return ...

Lord Leach of Fairford | 701 c227-9 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 10: 10: Clause 2, page 1, line 12, after ““excluding”” insert— ““(i) Article 1...

Lord Bach | 701 c230-2 (Link to this contribution) I start by saying how much we welcome the noble Lord, Lord Leach of Fairford, stepping in to move th...

Lord McNally | 701 c232 (Link to this contribution) Earlier today, the Minister made a useful intervention about the speed of this Committee. We have re...

Lord Roper | 701 c229 (Link to this contribution) I do not wish to detain the Committee for long, but I would like to comment on one or two things sai...

Lord Hunt of Wirral | 701 c229-30 (Link to this contribution) I completely agree with my noble friend Lord Leach of Fairford. I am pleased to see in his place my ...

Lord Bach | 701 c232 (Link to this contribution) I hope that I did not do the noble Baroness an injustice; I certainly did not intend to do so. But t...

Lord Pearson of Rannoch | 701 c232 (Link to this contribution) Before the noble Lord, Lord Leach, does that, I really must put on record the fact that the Minister...

Lord Bach | 701 c232 (Link to this contribution) Before I invite the noble Lord to withdraw his amendment, which I was about to do, I am certain that...

Lord Leach of Fairford | 701 c232-4 (Link to this contribution) It is getting late and I shall try not to detain the Committee for too long. I am extremely grateful...

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 701 c234 (Link to this contribution) Before the House resumes, I would like to assure noble Lords that the excellent scrutiny undertaken ...

Lord Stoddart of Swindon | 701 c210-1 (Link to this contribution) This concerns a very important new provision in the treaty. We should make no mistake about it: it i...

Lord Tomlinson | 701 c211 (Link to this contribution) Ha!

Lord Stoddart of Swindon | 701 c211 (Link to this contribution) The noble Lord, Lord Tomlinson, finds that funny. At this time of night, I am glad to be acting as a...

Lord Tomlinson | 701 c211 (Link to this contribution) I can reassure the noble Lord, Lord Stoddart, that I did not find it funny. I found it pathetic and ...

Lord Stoddart of Swindon | 701 c211-2 (Link to this contribution) Well, some of us find that the noble Lord’s position on the European Union has always been rather da...

Lord Dykes | 701 c212 (Link to this contribution) It is necessary to speak to the amendments on these occasions, otherwise we will digress and go back...

Lord Pearson of Rannoch | 701 c212 (Link to this contribution) Does the noble Lord—

Lord Dykes | 701 c212 (Link to this contribution) I assume that it is a coincidence that the amendment proposed by the Tory spokesman was—like Amendme...

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean | 701 c212 (Link to this contribution) As the noble Lord is making such a study of amendments in the House of Commons, why does he not tabl...

Lord Dykes | 701 c212-3 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful for that explanation. That was my understanding. I would be delighted to give way to t...

Lord Hannay of Chiswick | 701 c213-4 (Link to this contribution) I am a bit puzzled by the debate so far, because it is not at all clear what it is about. I would ha...

Lord Dykes | 701 c212 (Link to this contribution) When I am dealing with an intervention, I should have a chance to finish. I never know about the pro...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 701 c212 (Link to this contribution) From memory, there is no obligation on a Member to give way. However, the tradition of your Lordship...

Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 701 c224-5 (Link to this contribution) The noble Lord makes a very important point. First, those discussions would largely be held between ...

Baroness Anelay of St Johns | 701 c232 (Link to this contribution) I hope that the noble Lord, Lord McNally, will reflect carefully on the words that he has just utter...

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European Union (Amendment) Bill 2007-08

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