Proceeding contribution from Robert Walter (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 10 March 2011. It occurred during Backbench debate on Inter-Parliamentary Scrutiny (EU Foreign, Defence and Security Policy).

Inter-Parliamentary Scrutiny (EU Foreign, Defence and Security Policy)

It is an absolute quote and I am not sure that I agree with it. Although it is factually correct, I am not sure that the WEU was no longer relevant to today's European security architecture. We have just entered a number of agreements with France on defence, which are a form of what the Lisbon treaty calls ““structured co-operation””. But that is another matter. The report notes that"““the role being played by the Assembly did not justify its cost to the UK of over €2 million per year.””" As I pointed out just now, the Assembly costs were not €2 million a year; they were barely €1 million to the UK.

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 524 c1155
Session: 2010-12
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: European Union EU common foreign and security policy Parliamentary scrutiny Foreign Affairs Committee European Scrutiny Committee Western European Union Treaty of Lisbon
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Inter-Parliamentary Scrutiny (EU Foreign, Defence and Security Policy)

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