Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 08 Apr 2019
European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill
"My Lords, a few days ago, the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, while hurrying us along, said that she was prepared to sit right through the night and that breakfast would be provided. Our Easter Recess has been removed for the time being. I and, I am sure, all noble Lords …..."Baroness Deech - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 08 Apr 2019
European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill
"It does not matter if some of us are not prepared to do so; some of us are.
Although I am not good at procedure, I hesitate to reject the report of the committee which contains Members who are luminaries in procedure and law. I cite my noble friend Lord …..."Baroness Deech - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 04 Apr 2019
European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill
"My Lords, not only is the procedure relating to this Bill unacceptable and unconventional, but the Bill too has its faults. It is unnecessary because the Prime Minister has said that she will seek a delay, and this ties her hands. It makes us subservient to European Union timing. Clause …..."Baroness Deech - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 04 Apr 2019
European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill
"The noble and learned Lord referred to this as the greatest crisis since the Second World War. Briefly, that brought to mind the famous case of Liversidge v Anderson, the facts of which I need not remind him of. There were emergency powers and the majority of the court held, …..."Baroness Deech - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 25 Mar 2019
Brexit
"I feel in a very lonely position this evening. I have tried hard to be persuaded by the arguments of the remainers, but my head and my heart will not go that way.
What has been the role of this House in the Brexit process for the past two years? …..."Baroness Deech - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 27 Feb 2019
Further Discussions with the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union
"Since the noble Baroness has mentioned morality, I raise a question with her: does morality lie with no deal? Brussels asked us what we wanted and we said we wanted a change to the border situation—a way out of the backstop—and it said no. It is not this Government who …..."Baroness Deech - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 13 Feb 2019
EU Withdrawal
"My Lords, I wrote this speech with the intention of being optimistic and constructive, and I have just about managed to hold on to that.
I hope by now that the House has given up on the notion that people do not know what is good for them and that …..."Baroness Deech - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 12th November 2018
Asked by:
Baroness Deech (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to relevant authorities to encourage them to reform the requirements for disclosure of expenditure of allowances by (1) Members of the European Parliament, and (2) judges of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Answered by Lord Callanan
- Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The level of allowances for Members of the European Parliament are decided internally by the European Parliament’s Bureau and are outlined in the MEP Statute.
The European Council determines the salaries, allowances and pensions of EU high-level public office holders, including those of the judges of the CJEU. Therefore the UK, as a Member State, has had the opportunity to feed in and shape discussions around the relevant regulations governing these aspects.
The allowances of the President and members of the Court of Justice of the European Union are provided for in Council Regulation (EU) 2016/300 determining the emoluments of EU high-level public office holders which was adopted on 29 February 2016.
Written Question
Monday 12th November 2018
Asked by:
Baroness Deech (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to relevant authorities to encourage them to review the level of allowances for (1) Members of the European Parliament, and (2) judges of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Answered by Lord Callanan
- Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The level of allowances for Members of the European Parliament and are decided internally by the European Parliament’s Bureau and and are outlined in the MEP Statute.
The allowances of the President and members of the Court of Justice of the European Union are provided for in Council Regulation (EU) 2016/300 determining the emoluments of EU high-level public office holders which was adopted on 29 February 2016.
Written Question
Monday 12th November 2018
Asked by:
Baroness Deech (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications of the ruling of the General Court of the European Court of Justice in September which confirmed the European Parliament’s decision to refuse to grant access to documents relating to MEPs’ subsistence allowances, travel expenses and parliamentary assistance allowances.
Answered by Lord Callanan
- Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Her Majesty’s Government respects the ruling of the General Court of the Court of Justice of the European Union. Decisions around the release of documents are an internal matter for the European Parliament, acting in accordance with the judgment of the Court.