My Lords, I beg to move the 27 Motions standing in my name on the Order Paper—fortunately, en bloc.

My Lords, I beg to move the 27 Motions standing in my name on the Order Paper—fortunately, en bloc.

My Lords, I fear that it is that time of year again, as the noble Lord the Chairman of Committees put it when we last approved our EU Committee on 16 May 2013. Everything I said then remains valid for this proposed committee. Its composition is heavily Europhile with, so...

My Lords, I fear that it is that time of year again, as the noble Lord the Chairman of Committees put it when we last approved our EU Committee on 16 May 2013. Everything I said then remains valid for this proposed committee. Its composition is heavily Europhile with, so...

I do not want to delay matters, but I want to mention briefly these facts. On becoming a commissioner, a man or woman is required to swear an oath of loyalty to the European Union, which, to my mind, is incompatible with, for example, the oath which one swears as...

I do not want to delay matters, but I want to mention briefly these facts. On becoming a commissioner, a man or woman is required to swear an oath of loyalty to the European Union, which, to my mind, is incompatible with, for example, the oath which one swears as...

My Lords, I will not enter into an argument with the noble Lord, Lord Pearson, on the general points, but on the specific, as a former

member of the European Union Committee, I think he has to be challenged on questioning whether there is a need for the number of...

My Lords, I will not enter into an argument with the noble Lord, Lord Pearson, on the general points, but on the specific, as a former

member of the European Union Committee, I think he has to be challenged on questioning whether there is a need for the number of...

My Lords, as we have entered into a general debate on the Motion of the Chairman of Committees, I shall raise one other point. No one is more in awe than I am of the enormous workload of the Chairman of Committees, but as a comparatively new Member of your...

My Lords, as we have entered into a general debate on the Motion of the Chairman of Committees, I shall raise one other point. No one is more in awe than I am of the enormous workload of the Chairman of Committees, but as a comparatively new Member of your...

The sting was in the tail, was it not? I shall deal with the questions not necessarily in the order they were asked.

The question about pensions raises a number of issues. I am grateful that both noble Lords who made the point about former EU commissioners did not personalise it...

The sting was in the tail, was it not? I shall deal with the questions not necessarily in the order they were asked.

The question about pensions raises a number of issues. I am grateful that both noble Lords who made the point about former EU commissioners did not personalise it...

My Lords, the point I was trying to make to the noble Lord and your Lordships is that it does not matter what the Committee or the Government think. They are routinely outvoted in Brussels. The scrutiny reserve is routinely overridden: 235 times in the past two years. I do...

My Lords, the point I was trying to make to the noble Lord and your Lordships is that it does not matter what the Committee or the Government think. They are routinely outvoted in Brussels. The scrutiny reserve is routinely overridden: 235 times in the past two years. I do...

Lords motions to appoint Deputy Chairmen of Committees; Administration and Works Committee; Communications Committee; Consolidation etc. Bills Committee; Constitution Committee; Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee; Economic Affairs Committee; European Union Committee; House Committee; Human Rights Committee; Hybrid Instruments Committee; Information Committee; Liaison Committee; National Security Strategy Committee; Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST); Privileges and Conduct Committee; Procedure Committee; Refreshment Committee; Science and Technology Committee; Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee; Standing Orders (Private Bills) Committee; Statutory Instruments Committee; Works of Art Committee; Affordable Childcare Committee; Arctic Committee; Digital Skills Committee; and Extradition Committee, with proposed membership and powers. Agreed to on question.

Lords motions to appoint Deputy Chairmen of Committees; Administration and Works Committee; Communications Committee; Consolidation etc. Bills Committee; Constitution Committee; Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee; Economic Affairs Committee; European Union Committee; House Committee; Human Rights Committee; Hybrid Instruments Committee; Information Committee; Liaison Committee; National Security Strategy Committee; Parliamentary Office...