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Proceeding contribution from Malcolm Rifkind (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 22 October 2007. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Intergovernmental Conference (Lisbon).

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The Prime Minister has conspicuously avoided responding to the request from the Leader of the Opposition to reconcile his remarks on the protocol with the letter from the Minister for Europe to the European Scrutiny Committee on 31 July. On that occasion, the Minister said that the protocol"““is not an 'opt-out' from the Charter. Rather, the Protocol clarifies the effect the Charter will have in the UK.””" If all other member states of the European Union are going to be bound by the charter of fundamental rights and if the Government themselves believe that we do not have an opt-out, will the Prime Minister use this opportunity to clarify to the House what, in the words of the Minister for Europe,"““effect the Charter will have in the UK””?"

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
465 c33 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Constitutions Diplomatic service Judiciary EU enlargement European Union EU common foreign and security policy EU action EU institutions EU reform EU justice and home affairs Powers Voting methods Sovereignty Treaties Subsidiarity European Council Qualified majority voting Charter of Fundamental Rights (EU) EU presidency Intergovernmental Conference 2007
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