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Proceeding contribution from Lord Hannay of Chiswick (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Monday, 15 December 2008. It occurred during Ministerial statement on European Council: 11-12 December 2008 and Prime Minister’s Visit to Afghanistan, India and Pakistan.


European Council: 11-12 December 2008 and Prime Minister’s Visit to Afghanistan, India and Pakistan

My Lords, does the Leader of the House not agree that the Opposition’s reaction to what was decided on Ireland is rather a case of looking a gift horse in the mouth? Are not some of the assurances and clarifications offered to the Irish of considerable benefit to ourselves? Are we not happy to see the situation on tax or the non-legal interference of the charter on human rights confirmed by the whole European Council? It surely bears out precisely the point of view of those of us who supported the Lisbon treaty, which was decried during debates in this House in the summer.


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Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
706 c669 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Compensation Armed forces Climate change Deployment Carbon capture and storage Elections Injuries Economic situation EU economic policy EU emissions trading scheme India Prime Minister Peacekeeping operations Referendums Pollution control Pakistan Terrorism Republic of Ireland Renewable energy Afghanistan Israel European Council Palestine Middle East Peace negotiations Visits abroad Treaty of Lisbon EU energy policy Greenhouse gas emissions
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