Ministerial statement on Monday, 27 March 2006, in the House of Commons, led by Jack Straw.

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Statement on the European Council meeting in Brussels on 23 and 24 March 2006.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 444 c555-66
Session: 2005-06
Department: Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Proceeding contributions: Jack Straw | 444 c555-7 (Link to this contribution) With permission, Mr. Deputy Speaker, I should like to make a statement about the European Council th...; Jack Straw | 444 c559-60 (Link to this contribution) Let me try to rattle through that long list of questions. On Belarus, the statement of conclusions s...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 444 c557-9 (Link to this contribution) I warmly welcome the European Council’s declaration on Belarus—in particular, the call to release th...; Jack Straw | 444 c560 (Link to this contribution) I agree with my hon. Friend on both those points. Ensuring a broader diversity of supply was one of ...; Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston | 444 c560 (Link to this contribution) May I take the Foreign Secretary back to what he said about the strategic energy review? Apparently ...; Michael Moore | 444 c560-1 (Link to this contribution) The House is united in its condemnation of the elections in Belarus, which were a travesty of democr...; Jack Straw | 444 c561 (Link to this contribution) How watertight travel bans are partly depends on their exact terms, but I do not accept the hon. Gen...; Denis MacShane | 444 c561 (Link to this contribution) May I welcome the Foreign Secretary’s words—and indeed, the shadow Foreign Secretary’s words—on Bela...; Keith Vaz | 444 c562 (Link to this contribution) I pay tribute to the Foreign Secretary, the Prime Minister and the Minister for Europe on their work...; Jack Straw | 444 c562 (Link to this contribution) I know that the right hon. Gentleman is a member of the European Scrutiny Committee, but my percepti...; David Heathcoat-Amory | 444 c562 (Link to this contribution) Six years ago, after the Lisbon summit, the Prime Minister specifically promised that Europe would m...; Jack Straw | 444 c561 (Link to this contribution) I would pick my hon. Friend up on one thing. It does not automatically follow that just because old-...; Michael Clapham | 444 c563 (Link to this contribution) Will my right hon. Friend say more about the discussions regarding the Palestinian Legislative Counc...; Jack Straw | 444 c563 (Link to this contribution) The right hon. and learned Gentleman raises a very important issue. Our own gas supply is not nearly...; Malcolm Rifkind | 444 c563 (Link to this contribution) Will the Foreign Secretary show greater urgency in pressing for diversification of gas supplies? Is ...; Jack Straw | 444 c562-3 (Link to this contribution) I cannot speak for Blackburn as Secretary of State and my hon. Friend cannot speak for Leicester as ...; Bernard Jenkin | 444 c563-4 (Link to this contribution) Will the Foreign Secretary give the House a modest assurance on the future of the constitution? I be...; Philip Davies | 444 c565-6 (Link to this contribution) The Foreign Secretary spoke proudly about the British sovereignty of Gibraltar, which is very welcom...; Andrew MacKay | 444 c565 (Link to this contribution) On Belarus, may I strongly commend the Foreign Secretary’s robust objections to the behaviour of the...; David Curry | 444 c565 (Link to this contribution) What steps does the right hon. Gentleman intend to take to encourage the Commission to use its exten...; Jack Straw | 444 c565 (Link to this contribution) We are doing a great deal. In fairness to President Barroso, he does not need much encouragement, as...; William Cash | 444 c564 (Link to this contribution) The Foreign Secretary, like the Chancellor of the Exchequer, said that the British economy compared ...; Kelvin Hopkins | 444 c564 (Link to this contribution) My right hon. Friend will recall that the earlier proposed draft directive on services was widely op...; Jack Straw | 444 c564 (Link to this contribution) Yes, indeed, we shall consult British trade unionists and the European Trade Union Confederation....; Jack Straw | 444 c564 (Link to this contribution) I am not going to anticipate a rather abstract possibility. I certainly agree that a referendum in r...; Jack Straw | 444 c566 (Link to this contribution) I am sorry to disagree with the hon. Gentleman, but the answer is no. The record also disproves his ...; Philip Hollobone | 444 c566 (Link to this contribution) Does the Foreign Secretary share my concern that the EU and its member states, particularly on the m...; Jack Straw | 444 c566 (Link to this contribution) Yes, I do. That is all the more reason why EU Governments, with help from the Commission, must integ...; Jack Straw | 444 c566 (Link to this contribution) To the extent that laws and orders are decided in Brussels, not Westminster, that is because treatie...; Peter Bone | 444 c566 (Link to this contribution) Since 1997, the British Government have been at the heart of Europe. Does the Foreign Secretary agre...; Jack Straw | 444 c564-5 (Link to this contribution) I am sorry to disappoint the hon. Gentleman but, although he may not have spotted it, we did not joi...; Jack Straw | 444 c563 (Link to this contribution) There was not, as I recall, discussion on the Palestinian situation in the summit itself. We discuss...; Jack Straw | 444 c565 (Link to this contribution) I do understand that. On Belarus, the European Union’s view is strong and united, and I think that w...
Subjects: Constitutions Elections European Union EU internal trade Gibraltar EU economic policy EU reform Regulation European Council Ukraine EU external relations EU energy policy Belarus World economy
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