"My Lords, I am pleased to participate in this important debate. Colleagues may be relieved that, having signed one of the reports under discussion today—and the remarkable range of consensus is striking—this will, I believe, be the last duty arising from my seven years of chairing the EU Committee. This …..." Lord Boswell of Aynho - View Speech
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress the Prime Minister made at the European Council meeting on 17 and 18 December towards reaching an agreement on EU reform...." Lord Boswell of Aynho - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for her response and her indication of some progress having been made at the European Council meeting. However, does she acknowledge that if I had not tabled this Private Notice Question, the House would simply not have been given a chance to consider …..." Lord Boswell of Aynho - View Speech
"My Lords, this Bill is domestic legislation, so, while I have the honour of chairing your Lordships’ European Union Committee, I have no scrutiny locus to apply to it. Further, I am bound by the obligation of non-partisanship, and that is in any case very much the culture of my …..." Lord Boswell of Aynho - View Speech
That the Grand Committee takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on 2014–15 (1st Report, HL Paper 11)...." Lord Boswell of Aynho - View Speech
"My Lords, I am delighted to introduce this debate on the European Union Committee’s annual report for the previous Session. European scrutiny is one of the key activities of the House. During the previous Session, the EU Committee, together with its six sub-committees, involved at any one time 74 Members …..." Lord Boswell of Aynho - View Speech
"Before the noble Baroness sits down, she will want to know that although there is no current representative of the EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee with us, it held a very interesting evidence session today with some extremely big hitters on the specific current issue of the Greek situation. We are …..." Lord Boswell of Aynho - View Speech
"My Lords, in conclusion, this has been a fascinating and constructive debate. I thank all those who have participated, including the Minister for her comments and her positive tone. I also thank noble Lords for the extremely generous and somewhat unmerited tributes that have been paid to my own involvement …..." Lord Boswell of Aynho - View Speech
"My Lords, does the Minister consider it important that there should be a continuing and visible Royal Navy presence in the area?..." Lord Boswell of Aynho - View Speech