Proceeding contribution from Lord Roper (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Monday, 17 December 2007. It occurred during Ministerial statement on European Council: 14 December 2007.

European Council: 14 December 2007

My Lords, we will see the Bill tomorrow, but I would like to pursue one point, which seems somewhat ambiguous, in the Statement. The Prime Minister stated: "““To ensure that no Government can agree without Parliament’s approval … any proposal to activate the mechanisms in the treaty which provide for further moves to qualified majority voting will have to be subject to a prior vote by the House””." Does ““Parliament’s approval”” merely mean approval by the House of Commons, or does it mean both Houses?

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 697 c500
Session: 2007-08
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Subjects: Climate change Human rights European Union EU internal trade Financial markets EU action EU external trade EU economic policy EU institutions EU reform Nuclear fuels Peacekeeping operations Politics and government Terrorism Sovereignty Treaties Myanmar Kosovo European Council Iran
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European Council: 14 December 2007

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