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Written question asked by David Davis (Conservative) on Tuesday, 15 January 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 January 2008. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour) on Wednesday, 20 February 2008 on behalf of the Home Office.


Migration

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what voting arrangements in the Council of Ministers will apply to decisions relating to EU policy on legal migration once the Treaty of Lisbon enters into force.
Answer

The voting procedure in the Council of Ministers for EU policy on legal migration will be Qualified Majority Voting.The UK position remains unchanged. We will opt into EU asylum and immigration measures where it is in the national interest to do so and consistent with our policy of retaining frontier controls.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
472 c794W; 180180
Session
2007-08
Subjects
EU action Migration Voting methods Council of Ministers EU immigration
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk