Debate on select committee report on Thursday, 28 January 2010, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Roper. The answering member was Lord Brett.

EU: Codecision (EUC Report)

Lords debate on motion to take note of the report of the European Union Committee on Codecision and National Parliamentary Scrutiny (HL 125 2008-09). Agreed to on question.

Secondary information

Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 716 c1601-32
Session: 2009-10
Department: Foreign and Commonwealth Office; European Union Committee
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Codecision and national parliamentary scrutiny. European Union Select Committee (HL) seventeenth report.
Tuesday, 7 July 2009
Parliamentary committees
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Lord Roper | 716 c1601 (Link to this contribution) Moved By That this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on Codecision an...; Lord Brett | 716 c1628-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord gives good advice. I will take the issue back to my colleagues in governmen...; Lord Hannay of Chiswick | 716 c1628 (Link to this contribution) I suggest that this is fairly simple, and that the Minister might, with the Minister for Europe, com...; Lord Brett | 716 c1628 (Link to this contribution) One always says what a very good question it is when, if it does not bowl the batsman at middle stum...; Lord Brittan of Spennithorne | 716 c1628 (Link to this contribution) I carefully noted the words "appropriate" and "certain". Can the Minister give any guidance on the c...; Lord Howell of Guildford | 716 c1625-6 (Link to this contribution) We are talking about a balance, and I am talking about matters which are for your Lordships' House. ...; Lord Brett | 716 c1626-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, no Minister would ever deliberately seek to mislead the House, but sometimes the truth can...; Lord Sewel | 716 c1625 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am trying to follow in some detail what the noble Lord is saying. Clearly, it could be o...; Lord Dykes | 716 c1619-22 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, after those words, I am glad that the noble Lord, Lord Kerr of Kinlochard, was fittingly i...; Lord Howell of Guildford | 716 c1622-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall try to follow the advice, if not the precise practice, of the noble Lord, Lord Ker...; Lord Willoughby de Broke | 716 c1617 (Link to this contribution) In reply to that interjection —this is nothing at all to do with the report, of course—they are elec...; Lord Kerr of Kinlochard | 716 c1617-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have huge fellow feeling with the noble Lord, Lord Sewel. He explained the difficulty of...; Lord Hannay of Chiswick | 716 c1617 (Link to this contribution) I am delighted that the noble Lord says that they are like others; the noble Lord who leads his part...; Lord Willoughby de Broke | 716 c1610-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the first page of the report notes that, ""interest in this House in our report may well b...; Lord Hannay of Chiswick | 716 c1615-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall intervene briefly in this debate on what might at first seem a rather dry and proc...; Lord Sewel | 716 c1605-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is always a great delight but also, I am afraid, a matter of some despair to follow the...; Lord Brittan of Spennithorne | 716 c1607-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I do not think that anyone would disagree that today it is more important than ever to ens...; Lord Wallace of Saltaire | 716 c1608-10 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome this interesting and significant report, which seems to me to mark a further sta...; Lord Brett | 716 c1629-30 (Link to this contribution) I thank the noble Lord for that contribution. Once again, I shall ensure that it is fed into the fee...; Lord Kerr of Kinlochard | 716 c1629 (Link to this contribution) I do not want to sound like Oliver Twist, but there was a third request: for improved access to Coun...; Lord Brett | 716 c1630 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in my response I omitted to make a point on noble Lords’ concerns about departmental respo...; Lord Roper | 716 c1631-2 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the Minister. Perhaps I may elucidate on the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Ker...; Lord Bowness | 716 c1612-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, although I am now a member of the European Union Select Committee, I was not a member at t...; Lord Maclennan of Rogart | 716 c1614-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it was a privilege to serve on the committee which worked on this report. I express my par...; Lord Roper | 716 c1602-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the report and this debate are about ensuring that the House is as well placed as possible...; Lord Roper | 716 c1630 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have taken part in this extremely valuable, full and ...
Subjects: Disclosure of information Legislative process EU law European Parliament Government departments EU action Parliamentary scrutiny European Commission Council of Ministers Treaty of Lisbon EU presidency
Link: View this Parliamentary proceeding on www.publications.parliament.uk

EU: Codecision (EUC Report)

Secondary information

Librarians' tools