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Proceeding contribution from David Lidington (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 26 January 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HC) on European Union Bill.

European Union Bill

I am conscious of the pressure on time and I am going to try to make some progress. Let me respond to the challenge from the hon. Member for Caerphilly (Mr David) about the numbers of advocates-general. There are not 27 advocates-general, so we are not in the position of having one for every member state, but it is important that we retain the veto on this, and we have no intention of giving it up. It is important for the United Kingdom to be able to approve the appointments of judges and advocates-general, and we felt that it was sufficiently important to be included in schedule 1.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
522 c350-1 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Crime Administration of justice Asylum Human rights European Convention on Human Rights EU law Legislation European communities EU internal relations Prosecutions Referendums Parliamentary scrutiny Sovereignty Treaties Reform Treaty on European Union UK membership of EU Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union Treaty of Lisbon Eurojust
Legislation
European Union Bill 2010-12
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk