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Ministerial statement on Monday, 20 June 2005, in the House of Lords, led by Baroness Amos.

European Council, 16–17 June

Lords statement on the European Council meeting in Brussels on 16-17 June 2005.

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Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
672 c1442-55 
Session
2005-06
Department
Lord President of the Council
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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Proceeding contributions
Baroness Amos | 672 c1455 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as ever, the noble Lord, Lord Kerr, is right—there is no single economic model. We in the ...
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Baroness Amos | 672 c1453 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I accept that the noble Earl tends to ask commonsense questions that deserve an answer, bu...
Earl of Onslow | 672 c1452-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I mean that I am trying to intervene in a debate in Europe before former European commissi...
Baroness Amos | 672 c1452 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a little early to ask me to answer that question. If the noble Lord looks again at t...
Earl of Onslow | 672 c1452 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, having found myself rather in the position of the French cavalry at Waterloo—
Lord Grocott | 672 c1452 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, if we are all gently patient, there will be plenty of time. There are nine minutes left an...
Baroness Amos | 672 c1454 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, no, the CAP will not be returned to national governments—there is a debate to be had. With...
Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean | 672 c1453 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, without raising expectations of what will happen under the UK presidency, does not my nobl...
Lord Grocott | 672 c1453 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is the turn of the Labour Benches.
Lord Pearson of Rannoch | 672 c1453-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Baroness the Leader of the House says that the treaty cannot proceed. Did she re...
Baroness Amos | 672 c1453 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have absolutely no hesitation in agreeing with my noble friend. The ridiculous situation...
Lord Stoddart of Swindon | 672 c1454 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I assure the noble Lord, Lord McNally, that I have not got my clogs on; I have not even go...
Baroness Amos | 672 c1454 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I think that the noble Lord is confused about the ratification process. If he goes back an...
Lord Lea of Crondall | 672 c1450-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome my noble friend’s reiteration of the Prime Minister’s observation that it is ess...
Baroness Amos | 672 c1451 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I agree with my noble friend Lord Lea about the importance of the social dimension in Euro...
Lord Tugendhat | 672 c1450 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as the European budget commissioner at the time that the rebate was negotiated, I can firs...
Baroness Amos | 672 c1450 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Tugendhat, for those comments, which endorse the strategy of ...
Baroness Amos | 672 c1451 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I endorse the comments made by the noble Lord, Lord Hannay of Chiswick, about the Council ...
Lord Brittan of Spennithorne | 672 c1451-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I strongly support the Prime Minister’s current arguments and reforming zeal, but does the...
Lord Hannay of Chiswick | 672 c1451 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, will the noble Baroness accept my congratulations on having omitted from the Statement the...
Lord Dykes | 672 c1452 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is early days, but what specific examples could the Government present during the presi...
Baroness Amos | 672 c1452 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I agree that we should not have heightened or extravagant expectations under our presidenc...
Baroness Amos | 672 c1442-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, with the leave of the House, I should like to repeat a Statement made in another place by ...
Lord Strathclyde | 672 c1444-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for repeating this Statement today—an important Statement about...
Lord McNally | 672 c1447-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is probably only human nature, but we expected a little dancing on the grave from the n...
Baroness Amos | 672 c1448-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, perhaps I can begin, as did the noble Lord, Lord Strathclyde, who said that he was not goi...
Baroness Amos | 672 c1450 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, perhaps when we have a little more time, the noble Lord can tell me more about those negot...
Lord Williamson of Horton | 672 c1449-50 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the word ““rebate”” is accompanied by many pound signs and is engraved on my heart, as I w...
Lord Kerr of Kinlochard | 672 c1454-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, will the noble Baroness, when conveying to her colleagues the support, which seemed to be ...
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European Constitution Treaty EU action EU budget EU economic policy France Referendums Rebates Common agricultural policy European Council Netherlands
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