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Proceeding contribution from Lord Howell of Guildford (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 5 April 2011. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on European Union Bill.


European Union Bill

I was in the midst of saying that I would do that. Article 48(6) can be used to amend Part 3 of the TFEU, which covers Union policies and internal actions, such as the internal market, agriculture, freedom, security and justice, competition, employment, the environment and public health. In the past, the Lisbon treaty agreed to move 51 vetoes from unanimity to QMV. Somewhere I even have a list, which I shall secure in a moment, of the kind of vetoes, emergency brakes or moves to compel the United Kingdom to do something new or a new power or sanction on the UK involving a treaty change that might or might not qualify under paragraphs (i) and (j) of Clause 4(1) as significant, might or might not be exemptions if they did not affect this country and might or might not therefore become one of the items that might lead to a legislative treaty ratification process that might require a referendum. That is the situation.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
726 c1665 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Crown dependencies British overseas territories EU law European communities Gibraltar Judicial review Referendums Sovereignty Treaties Treaty on European Union UK membership of EU Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Legislation
European Union Bill 2010-12
Link
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