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To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many staff of his Department will be based in (a) Brussels and (b) Strasbourg; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many staff of his Department will be based in (a) Brussels and (b) Strasbourg; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
Jim Cunningham
(Labour)
Answered by
Robin Walker
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Exiting the European Union
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
19 July 2016
For answer on
5 September 2016
Answered on
5 September 2016
A number of staff have joined the Department from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and the UK Permanent Representation to the EU (UKRep) will report through DExEU as well.
Subjects
Staff; Brussels; Strasbourg; Department for Exiting the European Union
Date
5 September 2016
Reference
43410
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations his Department has made to the European Commission in respect of stopping the European Parliament sitting in both Brussels and Strasbourg.
[125943]
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations his Department has made to the European Commission in respect of stopping the European Parliament sitting in both Brussels and Strasbourg.
[125943]
Asked by
Sammy Wilson
(Democratic Unionist Party)
Answered by
David Lidington
(Conservative)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
26 October 2012
For answer on
30 October 2012
Answered on
31 October 2012
The UK Government's position on a single seat for the European Parliament is well known from the Coalition programme for Government. The UK Government are committed to reducing cost and
waste in the European Union, and we believe that a single seat for the European Parliament in Brussels would save money and make it more efficient. To achieve this reform would require a change to the EU treaties.
Subjects
European Parliament; Strasbourg
Date
31 October 2012
Reference
125943; 552 cc267-8W
House
House of Commons
My Lords, the splitting of the European Parliament site between Strasbourg and Brussels is far from ideal. However, there is an historical and legal basis for the siting of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, as agreed at the Edinburgh summit in 1992. Any changes would require the unanimous support of the 27 EU member states. Unfortunately, we do not believe that the necessary political unanimity for such a change currently exists.
My Lords, the splitting of the European Parliament site between Strasbourg and Brussels is far from ideal. However, there is an historical and legal basis for the siting of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, as agreed at the Edinburgh summit in 1992. Any changes would require the unanimous support of the 27 EU member states. Unfortunately, we do not believe that the necessary political unanimity for such a change currently exists.
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Teverson
(Liberal Democrat)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Whether they support the consolidation of the work and functions of the European Parliament into a single location based in Brussels.
Subjects
European Parliament; Location; Brussels; Strasbourg
Date
12 July 2007
Reference
693 c1501
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, as I have indicated, the Government do not think that the present splitting of the European Parliament is ideal, but they concentrate on more constructive aspects of the evolution of the European Community on which we can hope to make progress, against a background where a unanimous vote on the issue that the noble Lord raised seems distant.
My Lords, as I have indicated, the Government do not think that the present splitting of the European Parliament is ideal, but they concentrate on more constructive aspects of the evolution of the European Community on which we can hope to make progress, against a background where a unanimous vote on the issue that the noble Lord raised seems distant.
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Teverson
(Liberal Democrat)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord for that reply, but what he did not say was whether the Government supported the consolidation of the sites in Brussels. After the Government took so long over the negotiations on the budget, here we have a monthly migration farce that costs European taxpayers some £140 million per annum. Do the Government therefore support the consolidation of the sites, however difficult that objective is, and what will they do to pursue the saving for European taxpayers that it would bring about?
Subjects
European Parliament; Location; Brussels; Strasbourg
Date
12 July 2007
Reference
693 c1501-2
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, direct action of that kind is scarcely in keeping with the responsibility that elected representatives have to their electorates.
My Lords, direct action of that kind is scarcely in keeping with the responsibility that elected representatives have to their electorates.
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Greaves
(Liberal Democrat)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, it has been suggested that the system is far from ideal and frightfully foolish. As somebody who like myself lives in the Pennines, would not the noble Lord say that it is just daft—and that is not using the adjective I would normally use outside your Lordships’ House? Is not the answer in the hands of members of the European Parliament? I have seen what happens. They do not just move themselves and their staff, but huge crates of baggage, files and all sorts of things go every month. Is not the answer that those members of the European Parliament who think this is stupid just refuse to go? That would cause the whole thing to collapse.
Subjects
European Parliament; Location; Brussels; Strasbourg
Date
12 July 2007
Reference
693 c1503
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, the Government are doing in government what they said they would do in opposition: we are indicating that we find the present arrangements far from ideal. However, my noble friend, with his vast experience of matters European, will recognise that wish is not necessarily father to effective action. The Government are faced with the undeniable fact that, as this change is a treaty issue and subject to a unanimous vote, the chances of achieving it are remote.
My Lords, the Government are doing in government what they said they would do in opposition: we are indicating that we find the present arrangements far from ideal. However, my noble friend, with his vast experience of matters European, will recognise that wish is not necessarily father to effective action. The Government are faced with the undeniable fact that, as this change is a treaty issue and subject to a unanimous vote, the chances of achieving it are remote.
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Tomlinson
(Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, does my noble friend not agree that when we joined the European Community we entered into a treaty obligation that there should be a single seat for the institutions? John Major betrayed our interests at the summit in December 1992 by allowing the French to outwit him. Should the Government not do in government what they said unequivocally they would do in opposition and support the single seat?
Subjects
European Parliament; Location; Brussels; Strasbourg
Date
12 July 2007
Reference
693 c1502
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, certainly the objectives of consolidation would be to control expenditure more effectively, and, I might add, the carbon footprint of European parliamentarians and their civil servants, which is a not inconsiderable factor in this monthly move to Strasbourg from Brussels. The noble Lord is right that we want to see national parliaments play an increased role in the development of European policy. The Government made that explicit in their response in the recent renegotiations.
My Lords, certainly the objectives of consolidation would be to control expenditure more effectively, and, I might add, the carbon footprint of European parliamentarians and their civil servants, which is a not inconsiderable factor in this monthly move to Strasbourg from Brussels. The noble Lord is right that we want to see national parliaments play an increased role in the development of European policy. The Government made that explicit in their response in the recent renegotiations.
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Howell of Guildford
(Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, when and if this sensible move ever takes place, will the Government at least ensure that ““consolidation””, which is the word used in the Question, is not a cover for an enormous enlargement of the European Parliament and its associated bureaucracies? Given the Government’s wish to see a much greater role for national parliaments, although it is reflected only dimly in the proposed amending treaty, is it not important to see that the burdens of the European Parliament are reduced and not expanded when the whole thing is put together in a less expensive and more effective way?
Subjects
European Parliament; Location; Brussels; Strasbourg
Date
12 July 2007
Reference
693 c1502
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, the noble Lord has introduced a rather facile rationalisation of how policy might change in those terms. He might think that 50 years is a long time, but the French have long memories.
My Lords, the noble Lord has introduced a rather facile rationalisation of how policy might change in those terms. He might think that 50 years is a long time, but the French have long memories.
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Dykes
(Liberal Democrat)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, do not the Government agree that, although Franco-German reconciliation is probably one of the greatest stories in post-war Europe, 50 years of membership and 62 years since the war is enough for this silly, outdated seat in Strasbourg? Is it not time to have one seat in Brussels? If the Government were to offer the Germans and the French our joining the euro as soon as possible, they would probably agree.
Subjects
European Parliament; Location; Brussels; Strasbourg
Date
12 July 2007
Reference
693 c1503
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, the noble Lord also is well versed on matters European, so I give way to his expertise.
My Lords, the noble Lord also is well versed on matters European, so I give way to his expertise.
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Inglewood
(Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, the Minister uses words such as ““far from ideal”” about the dual seat of the European Parliament. Does he not agree that that is really a parliamentary euphemism for ““frightfully foolish””?
Subjects
European Parliament; Location; Brussels; Strasbourg
Date
12 July 2007
Reference
693 c1503
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, the whole House will be grateful for that update on matters European. I am not so sure whether it is a consolation to the House that the vote proceeded with a heavy heart.
My Lords, the whole House will be grateful for that update on matters European. I am not so sure whether it is a consolation to the House that the vote proceeded with a heavy heart.
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Asked by
Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne
(Liberal Democrat)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, is the noble Lord aware that those of us who voted yesterday in Brussels for the coming annual calendar, which endorses the two-seat solution, did so with a very heavy heart indeed? Is he further aware that while President Barroso of the European Commission may see the European Union as an empire, we in the European Parliament do not want to follow the travel schedule of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I, with the consequential impact on the national budget?
Subjects
European Parliament; Location; Brussels; Strasbourg
Date
12 July 2007
Reference
693 c1502-3
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord for that reply, but what he did not say was whether the Government supported the consolidation of the sites in Brussels. After the Government took so long over the negotiations on the budget, here we have a monthly migration farce that costs European taxpayers some £140 million per annum. Do the Government therefore support the consolidation of the sites, however difficult that objective is, and what will they do to pursue the saving for European taxpayers that it would bring about?
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord for that reply, but what he did not say was whether the Government supported the consolidation of the sites in Brussels. After the Government took so long over the negotiations on the budget, here we have a monthly migration farce that costs European taxpayers some £140 million per annum. Do the Government therefore support the consolidation of the sites, however difficult that objective is, and what will they do to pursue the saving for European taxpayers that it would bring about?
Asked by
Lord Teverson
(Liberal Democrat)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
12 July 2007
My Lords, as I have indicated, the Government do not think that the present splitting of the European Parliament is ideal, but they concentrate on more constructive aspects of the evolution of the European Community on which we can hope to make progress, against a background where a unanimous vote on the issue that the noble Lord raised seems distant.
Subjects
Cost effectiveness; European Parliament; Location; Brussels; Strasbourg
Date
12 July 2007
Reference
693 c1501-2
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, the Minister uses words such as ““far from ideal”” about the dual seat of the European Parliament. Does he not agree that that is really a parliamentary euphemism for ““frightfully foolish””?
My Lords, the Minister uses words such as ““far from ideal”” about the dual seat of the European Parliament. Does he not agree that that is really a parliamentary euphemism for ““frightfully foolish””?
Asked by
Lord Inglewood
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
12 July 2007
My Lords, the noble Lord also is well versed on matters European, so I give way to his expertise.
Subjects
European Parliament; Location; Brussels; Strasbourg
Date
12 July 2007
Reference
693 c1503
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, do not the Government agree that, although Franco-German reconciliation is probably one of the greatest stories in post-war Europe, 50 years of membership and 62 years since the war is enough for this silly, outdated seat in Strasbourg? Is it not time to have one seat in Brussels? If the Government were to offer the Germans and the French our joining the euro as soon as possible, they would probably agree.
My Lords, do not the Government agree that, although Franco-German reconciliation is probably one of the greatest stories in post-war Europe, 50 years of membership and 62 years since the war is enough for this silly, outdated seat in Strasbourg? Is it not time to have one seat in Brussels? If the Government were to offer the Germans and the French our joining the euro as soon as possible, they would probably agree.
Asked by
Lord Dykes
(Liberal Democrat)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
12 July 2007
My Lords, the noble Lord has introduced a rather facile rationalisation of how policy might change in those terms. He might think that 50 years is a long time, but the French have long memories.
Subjects
European Parliament; Location; Brussels; Strasbourg
Date
12 July 2007
Reference
693 c1503
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, when and if this sensible move ever takes place, will the Government at least ensure that ““consolidation””, which is the word used in the Question, is not a cover for an enormous enlargement of the European Parliament and its associated bureaucracies? Given the Government’s wish to see a much greater role for national parliaments, although it is reflected only dimly in the proposed amending treaty, is it not important to see that the burdens of the European Parliament are reduced and not expanded when the whole thing is put together in a less expensive and more effective way?
My Lords, when and if this sensible move ever takes place, will the Government at least ensure that ““consolidation””, which is the word used in the Question, is not a cover for an enormous enlargement of the European Parliament and its associated bureaucracies? Given the Government’s wish to see a much greater role for national parliaments, although it is reflected only dimly in the proposed amending treaty, is it not important to see that the burdens of the European Parliament are reduced and not expanded when the whole thing is put together in a less expensive and more effective way?
Asked by
Lord Howell of Guildford
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
12 July 2007
My Lords, certainly the objectives of consolidation would be to control expenditure more effectively, and, I might add, the carbon footprint of European parliamentarians and their civil servants, which is a not inconsiderable factor in this monthly move to Strasbourg from Brussels. The noble Lord is right that we want to see national parliaments play an increased role in the development of European policy. The Government made that explicit in their response in the recent renegotiations.
Subjects
European Parliament; Location; Brussels; Strasbourg
Date
12 July 2007
Reference
693 c1502
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, it has been suggested that the system is far from ideal and frightfully foolish. As somebody who like myself lives in the Pennines, would not the noble Lord say that it is just daft—and that is not using the adjective I would normally use outside your Lordships’ House? Is not the answer in the hands of members of the European Parliament? I have seen what happens. They do not just move themselves and their staff, but huge crates of baggage, files and all sorts of things go every month. Is not the answer that those members of the European Parliament who think this is stupid just refuse to go? That would cause the whole thing to collapse.
My Lords, it has been suggested that the system is far from ideal and frightfully foolish. As somebody who like myself lives in the Pennines, would not the noble Lord say that it is just daft—and that is not using the adjective I would normally use outside your Lordships’ House? Is not the answer in the hands of members of the European Parliament? I have seen what happens. They do not just move themselves and their staff, but huge crates of baggage, files and all sorts of things go every month. Is not the answer that those members of the European Parliament who think this is stupid just refuse to go? That would cause the whole thing to collapse.
Asked by
Lord Greaves
(Liberal Democrat)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
12 July 2007
My Lords, direct action of that kind is scarcely in keeping with the responsibility that elected representatives have to their electorates.
Subjects
European Parliament; Location; Brussels; Strasbourg
Date
12 July 2007
Reference
693 c1503
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, is the noble Lord aware that those of us who voted yesterday in Brussels for the coming annual calendar, which endorses the two-seat solution, did so with a very heavy heart indeed? Is he further aware that while President Barroso of the European Commission may see the European Union as an empire, we in the European Parliament do not want to follow the travel schedule of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I, with the consequential impact on the national budget?
My Lords, is the noble Lord aware that those of us who voted yesterday in Brussels for the coming annual calendar, which endorses the two-seat solution, did so with a very heavy heart indeed? Is he further aware that while President Barroso of the European Commission may see the European Union as an empire, we in the European Parliament do not want to follow the travel schedule of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I, with the consequential impact on the national budget?
Asked by
Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne
(Liberal Democrat)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
12 July 2007
My Lords, the whole House will be grateful for that update on matters European. I am not so sure whether it is a consolation to the House that the vote proceeded with a heavy heart.
Subjects
European Parliament; Location; Brussels; Strasbourg
Date
12 July 2007
Reference
693 c1502-3
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, does my noble friend not agree that when we joined the European Community we entered into a treaty obligation that there should be a single seat for the institutions? John Major betrayed our interests at the summit in December 1992 by allowing the French to outwit him. Should the Government not do in government what they said unequivocally they would do in opposition and support the single seat?
My Lords, does my noble friend not agree that when we joined the European Community we entered into a treaty obligation that there should be a single seat for the institutions? John Major betrayed our interests at the summit in December 1992 by allowing the French to outwit him. Should the Government not do in government what they said unequivocally they would do in opposition and support the single seat?
Asked by
Lord Tomlinson
(Labour)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
12 July 2007
My Lords, the Government are doing in government what they said they would do in opposition: we are indicating that we find the present arrangements far from ideal. However, my noble friend, with his vast experience of matters European, will recognise that wish is not necessarily father to effective action. The Government are faced with the undeniable fact that, as this change is a treaty issue and subject to a unanimous vote, the chances of achieving it are remote.
Subjects
European Parliament; Location; Brussels; Strasbourg
Date
12 July 2007
Reference
693 c1502
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Whether they support the consolidation of the work and functions of the European Parliament into a single location based in Brussels.
Whether they support the consolidation of the work and functions of the European Parliament into a single location based in Brussels.
Asked by
Lord Teverson
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
For answer on
12 July 2007
Answered on
12 July 2007
My Lords, the splitting of the European Parliament site between Strasbourg and Brussels is far from ideal. However, there is an historical and legal basis for the siting of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, as agreed at the Edinburgh summit in 1992. Any changes would require the unanimous support of the 27 EU member states. Unfortunately, we do not believe that the necessary political unanimity for such a change currently exists.
Subjects
European Parliament; Location; Brussels; Strasbourg
Date
12 July 2007
Reference
693 c1501
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
What are the costs incurred by the British delegation to the European Parliament during each move of that Parliament from Brussels to Strasbourg, including travel, accommodation, subsistence, office facilities and other expenses.
What are the costs incurred by the British delegation to the European Parliament during each move of that Parliament from Brussels to Strasbourg, including travel, accommodation, subsistence, office facilities and other expenses.
Asked by
Lord Hanningfield
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Triesman
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
5 June 2006
The total cost of the European Parliament dividing its work between Brussels and Strasbourg is estimated at over €200 million per year. This includes the rental cost of the European Parliament buildings in Strasbourg. The European Parliament Budget Committee, which scrutinises the European Parliament’s accounts, does not break this figure down by national delegation, so precise costs incurred by British Members of the European Parliament are not available.
Subjects
Costs; European Parliament; European Parliament members; Location; Brussels; Strasbourg
Date
5 June 2006
Reference
5839; 682 c148WA
House
House of Lords
What steps have been taken to implement the resolution of 5 March concerning EU travel on parliamentary business. [HL 2481]. - Inc ref to the House committee's third report (HL Paper 84 2002/03).
What steps have been taken to implement the resolution of 5 March concerning EU travel on parliamentary business. [HL 2481]. - Inc ref to the House committee's third report (HL Paper 84 2002/03).
Asked by
Lord Wallace of Saltaire
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Lord Brabazon of Tara
(Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
8 April 2003
Answered on
8 April 2003
Subjects
Allowances; EU countries; House of Lords; EU enlargement; Legislatures; EU institutions; Peers; Travel; Brussels; Luxembourg; Strasbourg
Date
8 April 2003
Reference
HL 2481; 647 c32WA
House
House of Lords