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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 30 Jan 2020
European Union: Trading Arrangements

"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to offer the European Union a new treaty, subject to World Trade Organization jurisdiction, which would continue the United Kingdom’s existing trading arrangements with the European Union...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 30 Jan 2020
European Union: Trading Arrangements

"My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for that reply, but I would have thought that the Government may need something like this if the going gets rough in the forthcoming trade negotiations. For the record, will the Government confirm their recent Written Answer saying that, if we end …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 13 Jan 2020
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill

"My Lords—..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 03 Sep 2019
No-deal Update

"My Lords, does the Minister recall his recent Written Answer to me saying that if we end up trading on normal WTO terms, EU exporters will pay us some £14 billion per annum in new tariffs while our exporters will pay Brussels some £6 billion in new tariffs, making us …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 01 Jul 2019
EU: Law-making Process

"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to promote national awareness of the European Union law-making process, in particular the roles and powers of (1) the European Commission, (2) COREPER, (3) the Council of Ministers, (4) the European Court of Justice, and (5) the European Parliament...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 01 Jul 2019
EU: Law-making Process

"My Lords, I thank the noble Lord for that Answer to this Question, which I tabled because I cannot find anyone normal who has heard of COREPER and thus understands the process which destroys our democracy.

Would it not help the Government’s Brexit strategy if more people knew that only …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 01 Jul 2019
EU: Law-making Process

"—and that the Commission then becomes the executive for all EU law, subject only to the Europhile Court of Justice in Luxembourg, against which there is no appeal?

Second question, my Lords: would it not also help if more people knew that we are nearly always outvoted in the Council, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 14 May 2019
Brexit: Free Trade Agreement

"To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, instead of their proposed Brexit deal, they will offer European Union exporters a free trade agreement under the auspices of the World Trade Organisation, and European Union citizens continued reciprocal residence rights for a period to be agreed...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 14 May 2019
Brexit: Free Trade Agreement

"My Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply, which shows that the Government do not really want to leave the European Union at all. Since Brussels has broken clause 1 of Article 50 by not allowing us to regain our complete sovereignty, why do the Government still feel bound …..."
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Written Question
Committee of Permanent Representatives
Thursday 9th May 2019

Asked by: Lord Pearson of Rannoch (Non-affiliated - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of the Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER) in the EU law-making process; and whether its deliberations take place in secret.

Answered by Lord Callanan - Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The role of COREPER is stipulated in the EU Treaties (Article 16(7) TEU and in Article 240(1) TFEU) and in the publicly available Rules of Procedure of the Council.

In accordance with Article 19(1) of the Council Rules of Procedure, COREPER prepares the work of the Council, carries out the tasks assigned to it by the Council and ensures consistency of the EU’s policies and actions.

COREPER meetings are not held in public but agendas and records of its meetings are published on the Council website.