EU: Repatriation of Powers

Lord Campbell of Alloway Excerpts
Tuesday 14th December 2010

(13 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Tebbit Portrait Lord Tebbit
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My Lords—

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This side.

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My Lords—

Lord Dykes Portrait Lord Dykes
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My Lords—

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Lord Howell of Guildford Portrait Lord Howell of Guildford
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As my noble friend is getting a bit personal, I shall say that I have always been a very enthusiastic European and advocate of sensible reform of and working with the European Union so that it goes forward in a constructive way. I do not deny that, in the past, some of the overload at the centre and the extensive acquisition of competences have tended to slow down the best kind of Europeanism. I believe that in our coalition—of which, I hasten to say, I am a very junior member—we are all united in wanting a European Union that is constructive, goes forward positively and meets the challenges of the 21st century. That is what we are all working for.

Lord Campbell of Alloway Portrait Lord Campbell of Alloway
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My Lords, will my noble friend confirm that we retain our residual sovereignty and that the Lisbon treaty—