Brexit: Powers of EU-UK Joint Committee Debate
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Lord Soley
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(5 years, 8 months ago)
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Lord Keen of Elie
My Lords, the final constitution of the joint committee has not yet been agreed. It will be addressed once exit has taken place. However, those who represent the United Kingdom on the joint committee, be they Ministers or others, will carry with them a mandate. They will be answerable to Parliament for the decisions made by the joint committee and the joint committee cannot implement decisions unless they are agreed to by both parties.
Lord Soley (Lab)
Whether they are Ministers or not, will they answer to Select Committees of this House?
Lord Keen of Elie
My Lords, it is intended that in due course the existing European committee—I am sorry; I have not been given the precise terminology for the committee—will continue to receive information from those attending the joint committee. The final arrangements for that have not yet been made.