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Proceeding contribution from Lord Hannay of Chiswick (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Monday, 25 June 2007. It occurred during Ministerial statement on European Council: 21-22 June 2007.

European Council: 21-22 June 2007

My Lords, will the noble Baroness clarify a couple of points? The first relates to the position on competition policy. Can she confirm that the legal force of the proposed amending treaty and the legal force of the protocol to that treaty on competition policy are identical? In the light of the somewhat alarming and misleading statements made about weakening competition policy and increasing protection, is it not extraordinarily important that the Government should make clear their continuing support for a rigorous and vigorous application by the Commission of its powers as the competition watchdog? Secondly, on the issue of the charter, can she confirm that the new provisions relating to the UK for the Charter of Fundamental Rights represent a legally more secure situation for us than that which has prevailed under the existing provisions of the Treaty of Nice?

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Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
693 c444 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Asylum Competition Immigration European Union EU internal trade EU common foreign and security policy EU action National security Social security Treaties European Council EU external relations Qualified majority voting Charter of Fundamental Rights (EU) EU presidency
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