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Proceeding contribution from Lord Harper (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 30 January 2008. It occurred during Debate on treaty on Treaty of Lisbon (No. 2).


Treaty of Lisbon (No. 2)

Given that the Secretary of State says that there is a compelling case, will he explain why the Government originally opposed the powers and wanted them removed from the treaty, and said that they were completely unnecessary because all the necessary powers were already in existing treaties?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
471 c323 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Competition EU law Energy Energy supply European Union Pollution control Treaties Treaty of Lisbon EU energy policy
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk