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Debate and Debate on select committee report on Monday, 28 November 2011, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Carter of Coles. The answering member was Lord Taylor of Holbeach.

Subsidiarity Assessment: Food Distribution (EUC Report)

Lords debate on motion to take note of the report of the European Union Committee on the amended Commission Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No. 1290/2005 and Council Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007 as regards distribution of food products to the most deprived persons in the Union (COM(2011)634, Council Document 15054/11) (HL 217 2010-12). Agreed to on question. (Debated with Lords motion to resolve that that this House considers that the amended Commission Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No.1290/2005 and Council Regulation (EC) No.1234/2007 as regards distribution of food products to the most deprived persons in the Union (COM(2011)634, Council Document 15054/11) does not comply with the principle of subsidiarity, for the reasons set out in the 23rd Report of the European Union Committee, Session 2010-12 (HL Paper 217); and, in accordance with Article 6 of the Protocol on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, instructs the Clerk of the Parliaments to forward this reasoned opinion to the Presidents of the European institutions).

Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
733 c83-94 
Session
2010-12
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
European Union Committee
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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Proceeding contributions
Lord Roper | 733 c83-4 (Link to this contribution) That this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on the amended Commission P...
Baroness Byford | 733 c89 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I should like to reinforce what my noble friend Lady Sharp has just said. I declare that I...
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Lord Hylton | 733 c89-90 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is very good to hear the principle of subsidiarity being upheld and defended. I am also...
Earl of Caithness | 733 c87-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am delighted to follow and to support everything that has been said by the noble Lord, L...
Lord Williamson of Horton | 733 c86-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it was of course only in November last year that the House took the view that a proposal f...
Lord Roper | 733 c85-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support the arguments that have been put forward by the noble Lord, Lord Carter, who cha...
Lord Carter of Coles | 733 c84 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in the absence of the noble Lord, Lord Roper, I beg leave to move the first Motion standin...
Baroness Sharp of Guildford | 733 c88-9 (Link to this contribution) I should declare an interest as a member of the EU Sub-Committee D, which has brought forward this o...
Lord Grantchester | 733 c90-1 (Link to this contribution) Like others, I begin by thanking the noble Lord, Lord Roper, and my noble friend Lord Carter of Cole...
Lord Taylor of Holbeach | 733 c91-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Roper, and the EU Committee for giving us the opport...
EC documents
REG(EC)1290/2005;REG(EC)1234/2007;COM(2011)634;15054/11
Subjects
Disadvantaged Food EU action Procurement Subsidiarity Common agricultural policy Intervention stocks
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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