Presumption of Innocence and EU Law
Wednesday, 11 December 2013
European deposited documents
Wednesday, 22 January 2014
Parliamentary committees
House of Commons
I beg to move,
That this House considers that the Draft Directive on the strengthening of c...
The point that I am about to make will not necessarily appeal to all the Minister’s colleagues. W...
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As always, my right hon. Friend makes a relevant point. For the purposes of today’s debate, howev...
Given the great significance that my hon. Friend has rightly given to the contents of our report ...
As always, my hon. Friend shows his great knowledge of this area, right up to the minute. He will...
Does the story that the Minister has just told make him feel that, given the new landscape of the...
We need to consider a lot of things in terms of our future relationship and, as my hon. Friend wi...
On the red card, does my hon. Friend accept that, in line with the fourth principle of the Bloomb...
My hon. Friend, as always, makes a relevant and pertinent point, but he will appreciate that I am...
I will try to follow the Minister’s example and be commendably brief—I do not anticipate being in...
I am glad to say that the two Front-Bench speeches have combined to encapsulate all the arguments...
On that point, surely the Commission will not regard the Scottish Parliament’s submission as rele...
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for that intervention, because I rather agree with him. Whatever ...
While my hon. Friend is talking about the yellow card system, is it not worth pointing out that t...
My hon. Friend, as ever, is completely correct. In the case of the European public prosecutor, th...
I just want to add a few words to this conversation. I commend the hon. Member for Hammersmith (M...
Let me start, Mr Speaker, by apologising for missing the Minister’s opening comments.
I tha...
Does my hon. Friend take the comfort that I do from the Government’s firm stance, in that even if...
Absolutely. I for one certainly hope that the Government will not feel that it is necessary to bo...
Has my hon. Friend noticed that this matter has received almost no coverage in the media, particu...
The Chairman of the European Scrutiny Committee, as ever on these matters, is right. This proposa...
I am grateful to the Members who have contributed to this debate. It is good to see that there is...
Is it not open to the House to amend the 1972 Act?
Given the Prime Minister’s assurance that we will try to renegotiate a whole series of measures, ...
I am bound to point out that the 1972 Act was passed in pursuance of the 1971 White Paper. The 19...
My hon. Friend makes a good point, but I repeat that there is not long to go. If there is a Conse...
I am grateful for that confirmation but I wonder whether the Minister misspoke. He said 12 March....
I did indeed mean 12 February and my hon. Friend is right to pick me up on that.
This is an...