Proposed Europol Regulation

I join the Minister in praising the work of Europol, which I visited four weeks ago. I saw the su...

I hope to assure the right hon. Gentleman that we will be there, influencing and seeking to negot...

The Minister raises two concerns that I share to some extent. Presumably other member states have...

My hon. Friend makes an important point. Discussions have already taken place and member states h...

The Minister is setting out cogently the scrutiny being exercised by the Government and the pros ...

I heard my hon. Friend speak in the preceding debate about the importance of continuing operation...

I beg to move amendment (a), in line 4, leave out from ‘2005/681/JHA;’ to end and add—

‘and...

The right hon. Gentleman is making a very good case for Europol, which makes me curious as to why...

I can assure the hon. Gentleman that we wish to opt into Europol. I will explain our amendment in...

rose—

If the hon. Member for Cambridge (Dr Huppert) wishes to intervene, I will be happy to let him do ...

That is very kind of the right hon. Gentleman, although I find it odd that, if he is so keen on o...

Perhaps the hon. Gentleman will allow me to make a case. ACPO does cover Scotland. There is ACPO ...

indicated dissent.

No, he is withdrawing his heckle.

It was about the grammar

I am sorry, but I did not go to a public school, so my grammar might not be as good as other peop...

One thing is clear: most of us think that we should be in Europol. My hon. Friends in the Liberal...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Stroud (Neil Carmichael). He should not apologise ...

I hope I can assure the right hon. Gentleman that we will be there and will remain fully engaged ...

I am not saying that Ministers, officials and UKRep will not be working very hard, but there is a...

There seems to be a wonderful outbreak of agreement about the value of Europol. I am not sure tha...

The hon. Gentleman will note that our amendment uses the words

“in deciding when to adopt t...

It still worries me that the amendment removes that clear commitment.

I am also concerned a...

I am delighted to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Cambridge (Dr Huppert). I, too, support Eu...

This has been a short but confusing debate. The right hon. Member for Delyn (Mr Hanson) made what...

With the leave of the House, Mr Speaker, may I thank right hon. and hon. Members for their contri...

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The hon. Gentleman was not here at the beginning of the debate, so he may not have heard what I s...

In Northern Ireland, we face a particular threat from dissident republicans. What assurance can t...

If the hon. Gentleman had been here to hear my opening speech, he would know that we have discuss...