Speech in Lords Chamber - Sat 19 Oct 2019
Brexit
"My Lords, I draw your attention to my entries in the register and begin by perhaps upsetting a few people. In his speech, which the Leader of the House read out, the Prime Minister said he did not think he had heard a single Member stand up and call for:
…..."Lord Balfe - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 8th October 2019
Asked by:
Lord Balfe (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 27 September (HL17569), whether the financial obligations the UK will have to the EU in the event of a no-deal Brexit will include an appropriate contribution towards the pension liabilities to existing and forthcoming EU pensions for staff and members of the various EU institutions.
Answered by Lord Bethell
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
Written Question
Friday 27th September 2019
Asked by:
Lord Balfe (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to withhold any part of the money negotiated as part of the withdrawal agreement to cover the pension liabilities of present and former staff and office holders of the EU institutions in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
Answered by Lord Callanan
- Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The original £39bn was part of the Withdrawal Agreement as negotiated. If the UK leaves without a deal, then that figure will no longer apply. In this scenario, the Government will have to determine what financial obligations the UK has to the EU. We will not simply accept the original £39bn figure in the Withdrawal Agreement.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 05 Sep 2019
European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill
"My Lords, I draw noble Lords’ attention to my entries in the register, from which you will see that I am now in my 41st year of appointment in Brussels, with 25 as an MEP and the last 15 in other capacities. It will not tell you that I worked …..."Lord Balfe - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 05 Sep 2019
European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill
"My Lords, the noble Lord has raised an interesting point because I notice that the ministerial Bench has been thinly populated. I wonder whether the person currently occupying it can tell us whether there will indeed be a ministerial response to this debate, and where the Minister is...."Lord Balfe - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 25 Mar 2019
Brexit
"My Lords, it is always somewhat daunting to follow a Cabinet Secretary in this House. May I begin by reminding noble Lords of my interests as chairman of the voluntary pension fund of the European Parliament and a number of other jobs in Brussels? The noble Lord, Lord Lilley, has …..."Lord Balfe - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 13 Feb 2019
EU Withdrawal
"My Lords, let me again draw attention to my interests in the register and say what a pleasure it is to follow the noble Lord, Lord Kerr. I agree with him that where we are is just not acceptable. Today, I want to deal with a few points on, first, …..."Lord Balfe - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 13 Feb 2019
EU Withdrawal
"Of course, the European Parliament has that right; it is a co-decision-making body with the Council. It has been represented by Mr Verhofstadt and the agreement will be placed before the European Parliament, which in theory can reject it—as can the British Parliament...."Lord Balfe - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 13 Feb 2019
EU Withdrawal
"Yes, and it can carry on rejecting it, in which case we will have no deal. However, the European Parliament is a joint decision-making body and it cannot take a decision until there is an agreement in the Council.
The European Parliament next meets, after the Council, on 25 March. …..."Lord Balfe - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 13 Feb 2019
EU Withdrawal
"Would the noble Viscount like to comment on the recent appointment of the British Cabinet Secretary?..."Lord Balfe - View Speech
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