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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his policy is on bloc voting by EU member states on the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe when the EU accedes to the ECHR; whether the Government has taken any steps to prevent bloc voting...

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 February 2014

Reference

186595; 575 c533W

House

House of Commons

Economic and Monetary Union

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the Government's policy is on the use of the (a) European Commission, (b) the Court of Justice of the European Union and (c) other European Union institutions in connection with the proposed treaty on stability, co-ordination and governance...

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 February 2012

Reference

95134; 540 c528W

House

House of Commons

EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs into which measures the UK has exercised an opt-in under EU legislative arrangements since May 2010; and which further such measures have been proposed in that period in respect of which the possibility of a UK opt-in has arisen.

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

9 November 2011

For answer on

14 November 2011

Answered on

28 November 2011

The UK has exercised an opt-in on 15 EU legislative arrangements since May 2010. 12 further measures were proposed during that period in which the possibility of an opt-in arose, but were not exercised.Opt-in statistics:"Total since Lisbon treaty (December 2009 to present): 39""Opt-in: 21""Did not opt-in: 15""Schengen: Did not opt-out: 3""Schengen: Opted-out: 0""Current Government (May 2010 to present): 29""Opt-in: 15""Did not opt-in: 12""Schengen: Did not opt-out: 2""Schengen; Opted-out: 0"JHA measures the current Government has opted into:"(1) European Investigation Order—published April 2010""(2) Human trafficking—published March 2010""(3) Sexual exploitation of children—published March 2010""(4) Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme (TFTP)—published June 2010""(5) EU-Korea Free Trade Agreement—published April 2010""(6) EU-Georgia Readmission Agreement—published May 2010""(7) Letter of Rights—published July 2010""(8) Attacks against information systems (cybercrime) Directive—published September 2010""(9) Recast EURODAC Regulation—published October 2010""(10) Brussels I—published December 2010""(11) Legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access—published December 2010""(12) EU Passenger Name Records—published February 2011""(13) EU-Australia Passenger Name Records—published May 2011""(14) Victims Directive—published May 2011""(15) Regulation on mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters (Civil European Protection Order)—May 2011"JHA measures the current Government has not opted into:"(1) Interpretation and Translation—published March 2010""(2) EU-Swiss agreement—published June 2010""(3) Intra-Corporate Transferees Directive—published July 2010""(4) Seasonal Workers Directive—published July 2010""(5) Amendment to EEA Agreement—published September 2010""(6) Cross border enforcement of road traffic offences directive —published December 2010""(7) 2x directives:""1. Proposal on Matrimonial Property Regimes—published March 2011""2. Proposal on Property Consequences of Registered Partnerships—published March 2011""(8) 2x directives""1. Directives on asylum reception conditions—published June 2011—HO lead""2. Directive on procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection—published June 2011—HO lead""(9) Directive on Access to a lawyer—published June 2011""(10) Proposal creating a European Account Preservation Order—published July 2011"Schengen measures the current Government has not opted-out of:"(1) Arrangement between the EU and Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland on the Schengen acquis—published March 2010""(2) Establishment of an IT Agency for the operational management of large scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice—published March 2010"The Government have not opted-out of any Schengen measures to which the UK's Schengen Opt-out Protocol has applied

Date

28 November 2011

Reference

80740; 536 c681-2W

House

House of Commons

European Union Bill

European Union Bill. Report stage debate. New clause 1: Provision of documentation under Part 1 debated and withdrawn. New clause 2: Parliament Act 1911 in relation to sections 1 to 7 debated and withdrawn. New clause 3: Decisions subject to special referral procedure in TFEU, discussed with New clause 4:...

Lead member

James Clappison

Answering member

David Lidington

Department

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Debates on bills

Date

8 March 2011

Reference

524 c779-876

House

House of Commons

EU Law

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

7 February 2011

For answer on

9 February 2011

Answered on

15 February 2011

Since May 2010 the Government have taken a total of 14 opt-in decisions which represented a final UK decision on participation in an EU Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) measure. We have opted in to eight and not opted in to six decisions. The UK has additionally opted into three negotiating mandates to third country agreements. It should be noted that opt-ins to negotiating mandates enable us to influence the mandate but do not commit the UK to participating in the eventual agreements, as we have further opt-ins on signature and conclusion of the agreements—therefore they are not included in our running totals. These decisions on negotiating mandate are listed as follows:"Council Decision on the negotiating mandate for an EU-US Agreement on Passenger Name Records; opted in (negotiating mandate only)""Council Decision on the negotiating mandate for an EU-Australia Agreement on Passenger Name Records; (negotiating mandate only)""Council Decision on the negotiating mandate for an EU-Canada Agreement on Passenger Name Records; (negotiating mandate only)"All opt-in decisions taken between 1 December 2009 and 30 November 2010 are set out in the annual report to Parliament on the opt-in, which was tabled as a command paper on 21 January 2011. As above, the annual report counted an opt-in as a final UK decision on participation in a measure - for this reason the figures in the annual report exclude separate opt-in decisions on negotiating mandates and signing. The annual report also included additional information on Schengen opt-out decisions.In addition, since 30 November 2010, the Government have opted into the following proposals:"Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Attacks against Information Systems;""Amended proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Establishment of EURODAC."Also since 30 November 2010, the Government have not opted in to the following proposal:"Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken by the EU in EEA joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex VI (social security) and protocol 37 to the EEA agreement."The following proposals have been adopted by the Commission and will be subject to the opt-in:"Proposal for an Agreement between the EU and Belarus on readmissions (deadline 16 February 2011)""Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council facilitating cross-border enforcement in the field of road safety (deadline 23 February 2011)""Proposal to repeal and replace Regulation 44/2001 (Brussels I) on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (deadline 17 March 2011)""Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on EU Passenger Name Records (deadline 2 May 2011)."

Date

15 February 2011

Reference

39568; 523 c714-5W

House

House of Commons

Written Questions: Government Responses

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he plans to provide a substantive answer to Question 27479, on the Council of Ministers, tabled on 24 November 2010.

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

8 December 2010

For answer on

13 December 2010

Answered on

13 December 2010

From May to September 2010 (the latest month for which there is an official EU record publicly available), the Government agreed to adopt the following legal acts by legislative procedure:"1. Position of the Council at first reading with a view to the adoption of Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the framework for the deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems in the field of road transport and for interfaces with other modes of transport""6103/4/10 REV 4""2. Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on transportable pressure equipment and repealing Council Directives 76/767/EEC, 84/525/EEC, 84/526/EEC, 84/527/EEC and 1999/36/EC (Text with EEA relevance)""PE-CONS 14/1/10 REV 1""3. Regulation (EU) No 540/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 June 2010 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 an Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA)""PE-CONS 12/1/10 REV 1""4. Position of the Council at first reading with a view to the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes""6106/1/10 REV 1""5. Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on Union guidelines for the development of the trans European transport network (Recast)""PE-CONS 13/2/10""6. Regulation (EU) No 641/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2010 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union""PE-CONS 23/1/10 REV 1""7. Regulation (EU) No 640/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2010 establishing a catch documentation programme for bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1984/2003""PE-CONS 17/1/10 REV 1""8. Directive 2010/45/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2010 on standards of quality and safety of human organs intended for transplantation""PE-CONS 19/2/10 REV 2""9. Decision No 388/2010/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2010 providing macrofinancial assistance to Ukraine""PE-CONS 20/1/10 REV 1""10. Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the participation of the Union in a Joint Baltic Sea Research and Development Programme (BONUS) undertaken by several member states (Text with EEA relevance)""PE-CONS 21/10""11. Council Directive 2010/45/EU of 13 July 2010 amending Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax as regards the rules on invoicing""10858/10""12. Position of the Council at first reading with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council extending Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 to nationals of third countries who are not already covered by these Regulations solely on the ground of their nationality""11160/4/10 REV 4""13. 2010/427/EU: Council Decision of 26 July 2010 establishing the organisation and functioning of the European External Action Service""11665/1/10 REV 1""14. Draft amending budget No 3 of the European Union for the financial year 2010—Council position""DAB No 3/2010""8434/10""15. Draft amending budget No 5 of the European Union for the financial year 2010—Council position""DAB No 5/2010""11208/10""16. Draft amending budget No 6 of the European Union for the financial year 2010—Council position""DAB No 6/2010""11251/10""17. Draft amending budget No 7 of the European Union for the financial year 2010—Council position""DAB No 7/2010""112119/10""18. Position of the Council at first reading with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the ""Council laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing Council Directive 89/106/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)""10753/3/10 REV 3""19. Position of the Council at first reading with a view to the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the application of patients' rights in cross-border health care""11038/2/10 REV 2""20. Regulation (EU) No 911 /2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 on the European Earth monitoring programme (GMES) and its initial operations (2011 to 2013) Text with EEA relevance""PE-CONS 22/10""21. Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 setting up the European GNSS Agency, repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1321/2004 on the establishment of structures for the management of the European satellite radio navigation programmes and amending Regulation (EC) No 683/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council""PE-CONS 24/1/10 REV 1"The following measures, on which the Government abstained were adopted (on the basis of qualified majority voting):"22. Regulation (EU) No 539/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 June 2010 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund as regards simplification of certain requirements and as regards certain provisions relating to financial management""PE-CONS 9/3/10 REV 3""23. Directive 2010/41/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2010 on the application of the principle of equal treatment between men and women engaged in an activity in a self-employed capacity and repealing Council Directive 86/613/EEC""PE-CONS 18/2/10 REV 2"During this period, the Government have not voted against any measures adopted on the basis of qualified majority voting.

Date

13 December 2010

Reference

30253; 520 c478-80W

House

House of Commons

EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what (a) legislation and (b) other measures presented to the Council of Ministers the Government has agreed to adopt since May 2010; which such measures the Government did not support prior to their adoption; and what (i) legislation and...

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 December 2010

Reference

27479; 520 c154W

House

House of Commons

EC Justice and Home Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on what measures the UK has exercised an opt-in under EU legislative arrangements since May 2010; and what further such measures have been proposed in respect of which the possibility of a UK opt-in arises in that period.

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

25 November 2010

For answer on

30 November 2010

Answered on

30 November 2010

Since May 2010, the UK has exercised its Title V (Justice and Home Affairs) opt-in in relation to six proposals:"The Council Decision on the signature and provisional application of the EU-Korea Free Trade Agreement;""The Council Decision to sign and conclude the EU-US agreement on the Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme;""The draft Directive to combat the sexual exploitation of children;""The Council Decision to conclude the EU-Georgia readmission agreement;""The draft Directive on the European Investigation Order;""The draft Directive on the Right to Information."The UK has not opted in to a further five Title V measures during this period:"A Commission proposal on the right to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings;""The draft Directive to combat human trafficking;""The Council Decision on a proposal to amend the EU-Swiss Agreement on the free movement of workers;""The draft Directive on seasonal workers;""The draft Directive on legal migration."Further proposals adopted by the Commission on which opt-in decisions are also pending are:"The Council Decision on the negotiating mandate for the EU-Canada Passenger Name Records (PNR) Agreement;""The Council Decision on the negotiating mandate for the EU-Australia Passenger Name Records (PNR) Agreement;""The Council Decision on the negotiating mandate for the EU-US Passenger Name Records (PNR) Agreement;""The Council Decision to negotiate amendments to the agreement between the EU and the EEA;""The draft Directive on attacks on information systems (cybercrime); and""The proposal to amend the Eurodac regulation."

Date

30 November 2010

Reference

27619; 519 c657-8W

House

House of Commons

Belarus: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent reports he has received of steps taken by the Belarus government in relation to the New Life Church; whether he has made recent representations to the government of Belarus on religious freedom; and if he will make...

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 October 2010

Reference

17345; 516 c491-2W

House

House of Commons

European External Action Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the contribution of the Minister of Europe, in the debate on the European External Action Service of 14 July 2010, Official Report, column 1056, if he will give a detailed breakdown of the £400 million estimated cost...

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

6 September 2010

Reference

10630; 515 c215W

House

House of Commons

EC Nationals: Citizenship

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the draft regulation on the European Citizen's Initiative proposed by the European Commission; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

27 July 2010

Reference

10741; 514 c968-9W

House

House of Commons

European External Action Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he plans to bring forward proposals for the accountability of the European External Action Service to Parliament; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 July 2010

Reference

5419; 513 c510W

House

House of Commons

European External Action Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his most recent estimate is of the likely cost to the public purse of the establishment of the European External Action Service.

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 July 2010

Reference

5417; 513 c390W

House

House of Commons

European External Action Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his most recent estimate is of the number of his Department's staff who will be seconded to the European External Action Service.

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 July 2010

Reference

5416; 513 c26W

House

House of Commons

European External Action Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs where each EU embassy of the European External Action Service is located; and what UK diplomatic representation is available at each such location.

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

29 June 2010

For answer on

1 July 2010

Answered on

5 July 2010

The list of EU Delegations/Offices under the responsibility of the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy is set out in the following table with the UK diplomatic representations at each location alongside them.

	Delegations/offices
Turkey, Ankara	Embassy
Russia, Moscow	Embassy
China, Beijing	Embassy
Serbia, Belgrade	Embassy
Bosnia Herzegovina, Sarajevo	Embassy
Ukraine, Kiev	Embassy
Egypt, Cairo	Embassy
India, New Delhi	High Commission
United States Of America, Washington	Embassy
Afghanistan, Kabul	Embassy
Kenya, Nairobi	High Commission
Fyrom, Skopje	Embassy
Nicaragua, Managua	Embassy in Costa Rica covers
Kosovo, Pristina	Embassy
Morocco, Rabat	Embassy
Indonesia, Jakarta	Embassy
Thailand, Bangkok	Embassy
Croatia, Zagreb	Embassy
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa	Embassy
Nigeria, Abuja	High Commission
West Bank and Gaza Strip, Jerusalem East	Embassy in Tel Aviv covers
Bangladesh, Dhaka	High Commission
Congo, Democratic Republic, Kinshasa	Embassy
South Africa, Republic, Pretoria	High Commission
Senegal, Dakar	Embassy
Albania, Tirana	Embassy
Mozambique, Maputo	High Commission
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou	High Commission in Ghana covers
Sudan, Khartoum	Embassy
Vietnam, Hanoi	Embassy
Jordan, Amman	Embassy
Kazakhstan, Astana	Embassy
Japan, Tokyo	Embassy
Georgia, Tbilisi	Embassy
Malawi, Lilongwe	High Commission
Tunisia, Tunis	Embassy
Uganda, Kampala	High Commission
Madagascar, Antananarivo	High Commission in Mauritius covers
Pakistan, Islamabad	High Commission
Philippines, Manila	Embassy
Ghana, Accra	High Commission
Niger, Niamey	High Commission in Ghana covers
Mali, Bamako	Embassy Liaison Office
Zambia, Lusaka	High Commission
Cameroon, Yaounde	High Commission
Colombia, Bogota	Embassy
Lebanon, Beirut	Embassy
Tanzania, Dar Es Salaam	High Commission
Syria, Damascus	Embassy
Algeria, Algiers	Embassy
Brazil, Brasilia	Embassy
Haiti, Port Prince	Embassy in Dominican Republic covers
Sierra Leone, Freetown	High Commission
Angola, Luanda	Embassy
Barbados, Bridgetown	High Commission
Guyana, Georgetown	High Commission
Ivory Coast, Abidjan	High Commission in Ghana covers
Peru, Lima	Embassy
Bolivia, La Paz	Embassy
Guinea Republic, Conakry	Embassy
Rwanda Republic, Kigali	High Commission
Switzerland, Geneve	UK Mission to the UN
Chad, N'Djamena	High Commission in Cameroon covers
Zimbabwe, Harare	High Commission
Benin, Cotonou	High Commission in Nigeria covers
Mauritania, Nouakchott	Embassy in Morocco covers
Gabon, Libreville	High Commission in Cameroon covers
Mauritius, Republic of, Port-Louis	High Commission
Central African Republic, Bangui	High Commission in Cameroon covers
Fiji Islands, The Republic of, Suva	High Commission
Jamaica, Kingston	High Commission
Montenegro, Podgorica	Embassy
Burundi, Bujumbura	High Commission in Rwanda covers
Botswana, Gaborone	High Commission
Ethiopia-African Union, Addis Ababa	High Commission
Guatemala, Guatemala	Embassy
Mexico, Mexico	Embassy
Sri Lanka, Colombo	High Commission
Argentina, Buenos Aires	Embassy
Congo, Republic, Brazzaville	Embassy in Kinshasa covers
Guinea-Bissau, Bissau	Embassy in Senegal covers
Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo	Embassy
Uruguay, Montevideo	Embassy
Cambodia, Phnom Penh	Embassy
Eritrea, Asmara	Embassy
Israel, Tel Aviv	Embassy
Chile, Santiago	Embassy
Togo, Lome	High Commission in Ghana covers
Venezuela, Caracas	Embassy
Armenia, Yerevan	Embassy
Namibia, Windhoek	High Commission
Nepal, Katmandu	Embassy
Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby	High Commission
Yemen, Sanaa	Embassy
Laos, Vientiane	Embassy in Thailand covers
United States Of America, New York	UK Mission to UN and British Consulate General
Moldova, Chisinau	Embassy
Tajikistan, Dushanbe	Embassy
Azerbaijan, Baku	Embassy
Liberia, Monrovia	High Commission in Ghana covers
Canada, Ottawa	High Commission
Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek	Embassy in Kazakhstan covers
Lesotho, Maseru	High Commission in South Africa covers
Costa Rica, San Jose	Embassy
Ecuador, Quito	Embassy
Honduras, Tegucigalpa	Embassy in Guatemala covers
Australia, Canberra	High Commission
East Timor, Dili	Embassy in Indonesia covers
Djibouti, Djibouti	Embassy in Ethiopia covers
Korea, Seoul	Embassy
Norway, Oslo	Embassy
Paraguay, Asuncion	Honorary Consul
Cape Verde,	Embassy in Senegal covers
Gambia, Fajara	High Commission in Banjul covers
Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur	High Commission
Salvador, San Salvador	Embassy in Guatemala covers
Surinam, Paramaribo	Honorary Consul
Swaziland, Mbabane	High Commission in South Africa covers
Cuba, Havane	Embassy
Singapore, Singapore	High Commission
Trinidad and Tobago, Port of Spain	High Commission
Austria, Vienna	Embassy, UK Delegation to OSCE, Mission to UN
China, Hong-Kong	British Consulate General
Iraq, Baghdad	Embassy
Saudi Arabia, Riyad	Embassy
Uzbekistan, Tashkent	Embassy
Belarus, Minsk	Embassy
France, Paris	Embassy
Solomon Islands, Honiara	High Commission
Italy, Rome	Embassy
Switzerland, Berna	Embassy
Taiwan, Taipei	British Trade and Cultural Office
New Caledonia, Noumea	None (covered by embassy in Paris as Dependant Territory of France)
New Zealand, Wellington	High Commission
Vanuatu, Port Vila	High Commission in Fiji covers
France, Strasbourg	UK Delegation to Strasbourg

Date

5 July 2010

Reference

5418; 513 c26-9W

House

House of Commons

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