Ministerial statement on Monday, 19 December 2005, in the House of Lords, led by Baroness Amos.

European Council: 15–16 December 2005

Lords statement on the European Council meeting in Brussels on 15-16 December 2005.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 676 c1567-80
Session: 2005-06
Department: Lord President of the Council
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Deposited Paper HINF 2005/2151
Monday, 19 December 2005
Deposited papers; EU Presidency: Structural and Cohesion Funds Reform
Tuesday, 20 December 2005
Written statements
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Lord Lea of Crondall | 676 c1578 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, does my noble friend agree that without an agreed budget, which apparently is now the pref...; Baroness Amos | 676 c1578 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my noble friend is right that there is no basis on which it is possible to have a discussi...; Baroness Amos | 676 c1567-70 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I would like to repeat a Statement made in another place by my right honourable friend the...; Lord Marlesford | 676 c1576 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in the Pre-Budget Report published on 5 December, the Chancellor put the net contribution ...; Baroness Amos | 676 c1576 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I hope the noble Lord will allow me to write to him on that.; Lord Radice | 676 c1575-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, to those who argue that we have given up our rebate without getting anything in return—and...; Baroness Amos | 676 c1576 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my noble friend is quite right. The British rebate remains in full on all expenditure in t...; Lord Williamson of Horton | 676 c1575 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the results of EU negotiations, as they cross the Channel, usually arrive in a light mist—...; Baroness Amos | 676 c1575 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord, who has much greater experience in these matters than I have, is absolutel...; Lord Maclennan of Rogart | 676 c1573 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join in thanking the Minister for repeating the Prime Minister’s Statement here. I ask h...; Baroness Amos | 676 c1573-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I begin by thanking both noble Lords. I say to the noble Lord, Lord Strathclyde—I always e...; Lord Strathclyde | 676 c1571-2 (Link to this contribution) Noble Lords should be patient; they will enjoy this. We want to see Europe succeed, but it cannot d...; Lord Strathclyde | 676 c1570-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Leader of the House, for repeating this important Statement. I regret that we ...; Baroness Amos | 676 c1577 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my noble friend is right that there is an ongoing reform process. However, in the Statemen...; Baroness Shephard of Northwold | 676 c1577 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Minister described the rebate as an anomaly. If that is the Government’s view, why in ...; Baroness Amos | 676 c1577 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Baroness may recall that I was quoting the noble Lords, Lord Howell and Lord Law...; Lord Clinton-Davis | 676 c1577 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, does my noble friend agree that this House has rarely heard a more ill-informed attack on ...; Baroness Amos | 676 c1577-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I agree with my noble friend that we were not going to get reform of the CAP at this meeti...; Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market | 676 c1578 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, have any allowances been made in the Pre-Budget Report for the reductions agreed at the su...; Baroness Amos | 676 c1578 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the figures amount to about £1 billion a year. However, I would be an extremely brave woma...; Lord Hannay of Chiswick | 676 c1576 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, could the Leader of the House confirm that the European Union contributed £5.4 billion to ...; Baroness Amos | 676 c1576 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Hannay, is entirely fair in his questions. With respect to the contri...; Lord Tomlinson | 676 c1576-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, does my noble friend not agree that in order to get the rebate—in order to buy the rebate—...; Lord Hamilton of Epsom | 676 c1579 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Minister told the House that enlargement could never be a cost-free option. The Prime ...; Baroness Amos | 676 c1579 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, he said that because we have not negotiated the rebate away.; Lord Grenfell | 676 c1579 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord MacGregor, and other noble Lords raised the question of the provision...; Baroness Amos | 676 c1579 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my understanding is that the public finance forecast will be updated as a result of the bu...; Lord Stoddart of Swindon | 676 c1579-80 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, does the Minister agree with the figures in the Times this morning? They are that, at pres...; Baroness Amos | 676 c1580 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I cannot agree with the noble Lord. The British people well understand that in the past 10...; Earl Ferrers | 676 c1578-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, will the noble Baroness be kind enough to answer a simple, non-technical question which I ...; Baroness Amos | 676 c1579 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the simple answer is that it depends. For example, in our discussions in Poland with the G...
Subjects: Contributions EU enlargement European Union EU budget EU economic policy Common agricultural policy Reform European Council
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Parliamentary proceeding on www.publications.parliament.uk

European Council: 15–16 December 2005

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