My Lords, I have read what the Government have written to the European Commission saying that involvement with the EU Covid-19 vaccine programme means we would be unable to pursue parallel negotiations with other potential vaccine suppliers. That has come as an astonishing surprise to most of the biopharma industry...

My Lords, I have read what the Government have written to the European Commission saying that involvement with the EU Covid-19 vaccine programme means we would be unable to pursue parallel negotiations with other potential vaccine suppliers. That has come as an astonishing surprise to most of the biopharma industry...

I attended the EU Education Council to represent the UK on behalf of DCSF and DIUS. Ministers discussed the following issues: European Qualifications Framework—Political Agreement The council agreed the European Parliament amendments to the EQF. These amendments were in line with the general approach that had been agreed previously at...

I attended the EU Education Council to represent the UK on behalf of DCSF and DIUS. Ministers discussed the following issues: European Qualifications Framework—Political Agreement The council agreed the European Parliament amendments to the EQF. These amendments were in line with the general approach that had been agreed previously at...

My right honourable friend the Minister for Science and Innovation (Ian Pearson) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am pleased to confirm the agenda items for which DIUS is responsible, at the forthcoming EU Competitiveness Council on 23 November in Brussels. The council will be chaired by Mr...

My right honourable friend the Minister for Science and Innovation (Ian Pearson) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am pleased to confirm the agenda items for which DIUS is responsible, at the forthcoming EU Competitiveness Council on 23 November in Brussels. The council will be chaired by Mr...

Today my honourable friend the Minister of State for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education (Bill Rammell) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement: Lord Triesman will attend the Education Council on 15 November, representing both DIUS and DCSF interests. The agenda items are as follows: Education Ministers are expected...

Today my honourable friend the Minister of State for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education (Bill Rammell) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement: Lord Triesman will attend the Education Council on 15 November, representing both DIUS and DCSF interests. The agenda items are as follows: Education Ministers are expected...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Under which clauses in the European treaties changes to those treaties and all European Union legislation are negotiated in private by the Governments of the member states; and what part the European Commission and the Committee of Permanent Representatives play in these negotiations.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Under which clauses in the European treaties changes to those treaties and all European Union legislation are negotiated in private by the Governments of the member states; and what part the European Commission and the Committee of Permanent Representatives play in these negotiations.

My right honourable friend the Minister for Europe (Geoff Hoon) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. My right honourable friend the Foreign Secretary (Margaret Beckett) and Sir John Grant (UK Permanent Representative to the EU) represented the UK at the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) in Luxembourg....

My right honourable friend the Minister for Europe (Geoff Hoon) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. My right honourable friend the Foreign Secretary (Margaret Beckett) and Sir John Grant (UK Permanent Representative to the EU) represented the UK at the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) in Luxembourg....

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will seek to co-ordinate an approach by the European Union to the Government of Pakistan concerning the repeal of the blasphemy laws and the proposed draft Bill on apostasy.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will seek to co-ordinate an approach by the European Union to the Government of Pakistan concerning the repeal of the blasphemy laws and the proposed draft Bill on apostasy.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the Written Answer by Lord Triesman on 24 May (WA 127), how many European Union regulations were withdrawn (a) during the United Kingdom presidency of the European Union, and (b) between the end of the United Kingdom presidency and 1 January 2007.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the Written Answer by Lord Triesman on 24 May (WA 127), how many European Union regulations were withdrawn (a) during the United Kingdom presidency of the European Union, and (b) between the end of the United Kingdom presidency and 1 January 2007.

My right honourable friend the Minister of State for Europe (Geoff Hoon) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) will be held on 17 and 18 June in Luxembourg. My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs...

My right honourable friend the Minister of State for Europe (Geoff Hoon) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) will be held on 17 and 18 June in Luxembourg. My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs...

asked Her Majesty's Government:What promises made by the United Kingdom and its European Union partners, subsequent to acceptance of the Annan plan in 2004 by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, have now been implemented.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What promises made by the United Kingdom and its European Union partners, subsequent to acceptance of the Annan plan in 2004 by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, have now been implemented.

My right honourable friend the Minister for Europe (Geoff Hoon) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Government have launched a website where explanatory memoranda (EMs) on EU documents submitted to Parliament under the long-established EU scrutiny arrangements can be consulted and downloaded. Although government EMs have previously been...

My right honourable friend the Minister for Europe (Geoff Hoon) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Government have launched a website where explanatory memoranda (EMs) on EU documents submitted to Parliament under the long-established EU scrutiny arrangements can be consulted and downloaded. Although government EMs have previously been...

My right honourable friend the Foreign Secretary (Margaret Beckett), Sir John Grant (UK Permanent Representative to the EU) and I represented theUK at the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) in Brussels. The Minister of State for Defence Equipment and Support (Lord Drayson) attended the Defence Ministers’ discussions on...

My right honourable friend the Foreign Secretary (Margaret Beckett), Sir John Grant (UK Permanent Representative to the EU) and I represented theUK at the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) in Brussels. The Minister of State for Defence Equipment and Support (Lord Drayson) attended the Defence Ministers’ discussions on...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will propose that any new treaty text for the European Union's functional priorities should combine normal national interest protections for member states with the expansion of qualified majority voting procedures in some areas beyond the single market.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will propose that any new treaty text for the European Union's functional priorities should combine normal national interest protections for member states with the expansion of qualified majority voting procedures in some areas beyond the single market.

My right honourable friend the Minister for Europe (Geoff Hoon) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) will be held on 14 and 15 May in Brussels. My right honourable friend the Secretaryof State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Margaret Beckett) and...

My right honourable friend the Minister for Europe (Geoff Hoon) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) will be held on 14 and 15 May in Brussels. My right honourable friend the Secretaryof State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Margaret Beckett) and...

Lords debate on motion to take note of the report of the European Union Select Committee on Further Enlargement of the EU: Threat or Opportunity (HL 273 2005-06). Agreed to on question.

Lords debate on motion to take note of the report of the European Union Select Committee on Further Enlargement of the EU: Threat or Opportunity (HL 273 2005-06). Agreed to on question.

My Lords, it is always an exceptional privilege to hear the noble Lord, Lord Grenfell, as it was today when he introduced this important debate. In a remarkable overview, the noble Lord—Julian Grenfell, if I may refer to him as such—made a genuine, nuanced and sensitive analysis, which results from...

My Lords, it is always an exceptional privilege to hear the noble Lord, Lord Grenfell, as it was today when he introduced this important debate. In a remarkable overview, the noble Lord—Julian Grenfell, if I may refer to him as such—made a genuine, nuanced and sensitive analysis, which results from...

My right honourable friend the Minister for Europe (Geoff Hoon) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. My right honourable friend the Foreign Secretary (Margaret Beckett) and Sir John Grant (UK permanent representative to the EU) represented the UK at the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) in Luxembourg....

My right honourable friend the Minister for Europe (Geoff Hoon) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. My right honourable friend the Foreign Secretary (Margaret Beckett) and Sir John Grant (UK permanent representative to the EU) represented the UK at the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) in Luxembourg....

My right honourable friend the Minister for Europe (Geoff Hoon) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) will be held on 23 April in Luxembourg. My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Margaret Beckett) will represent...

My right honourable friend the Minister for Europe (Geoff Hoon) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) will be held on 23 April in Luxembourg. My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Margaret Beckett) will represent...

Lords question for short debate on what policies they are adopting regarding the situation in Zimbabwe.

Lords question for short debate on what policies they are adopting regarding the situation in Zimbabwe.

My Lords I join all those who have thanked the noble Lord, Lord Blaker, for having introduced another important debate on Zimbabwe. My thanks to all noble Lords who have undertaken an extraordinary task in distilling so many important points into so few minutes. I thank all of them for...

My Lords I join all those who have thanked the noble Lord, Lord Blaker, for having introduced another important debate on Zimbabwe. My thanks to all noble Lords who have undertaken an extraordinary task in distilling so many important points into so few minutes. I thank all of them for...