Asked by: Lord Kilclooney (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask Her Majesty's Government on what date in May 2019 the European elections will be held; and how they anticipate that date will change if the UK's withdrawal from the EU is postponed.
Answered by Lord Callanan - Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The European Parliament elections will begin on Thursday 23 May and end on Sunday 26 May. The Government has been clear that the UK will cease to be a member of the European Union on 29 March 2019. As such, the United Kingdom will not be participating in the European Parliament Elections.
Asked by: Lord Kilclooney (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UK will still have MEPs if the UK does not leave the EU.
Answered by Lord Callanan - Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The Government has been clear that the UK will cease to be a member of the European Union on 29 March 2019. After this date the UK will no longer have Members of the European Parliament.