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Euratom

Proceeding contribution from Lord Prior of Brampton (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 20 July 2017. It occurred during Questions for short debate on Euratom.

My Lords, I also thank the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, for bringing this debate to the House today. We discussed the implications for Euratom at the time of the Article 50 notice being given. At that time, it was explained that the machinery of the two treaties was inextricably intertwined and that it was not possible to give notice under Article 50 without also giving notice under Euratom. I am sure we may wish to debate that issue further on another day but that is the position as I understand it.

The noble Lord was quite right when he started the debate by saying that Euratom is hugely important yet it is a treaty that few people had ever heard of. However, the Government are certainly under no illusions about how important Euratom is. I hope that I shall pick up most of the questions raised by noble Lords in this debate while I wind up. In so far as I do not, I will write.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
783 c1794 
Session
2017-19
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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