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Proceeding contribution from David Heathcoat-Amory (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 29 January 2008. It occurred during Debate on treaty on Lisbon Treaty (No.1).


Lisbon Treaty (No.1)

Why is the Home Secretary deliberately confusing the need for international co-operation in the war against terrorism and crime with the separate issue of whether we should hand over powers irrevocably to another law-making body? She has already seen the result of that in the promise by the Prime Minister to repatriate foreign nationals at the end of their sentence, which turned out to be incompatible with laws to which she had signed up in the European Union. If this House has already lost its powers to meet prime ministerial promises, why is she considering further laws to hand over more powers irrevocably to another jurisdiction?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
471 c176 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Crime Asylum Arrests Borders Cross border cooperation Extradition Immigration Jurisdiction EU law European Union EU action EU justice and home affairs Sovereignty Treaties Treaty of Lisbon European arrest warrants
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk