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Proceeding contribution from Lord Kinnock (Labour) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 11 June 2008. It occurred during Debate on bill on European Union (Amendment) Bill.


European Union (Amendment) Bill

My Lords, for clarity, can the noble Lord, Lord Howell, say what significance he attaches to the reality that the European Union negotiates trade terms with China as an entity and is therefore able to deploy much greater strength and influence than even the strongest individual economy can do inside the European Union? Can we have his view on what he thinks the future of the trade mandate of the European Union, given by its democracies, really is?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
702 c656 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Citizenship China Education Judiciary EU law Information Energy European Union Flags EU common foreign and security policy EU institutions Oil Referendums Parliamentary scrutiny Public participation UK membership of EU European Court of Justice Treaty of Lisbon EU presidency EU trade European External Action Service
Legislation
European Union (Amendment) Bill 2007-08
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk