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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 19 Mar 2018
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

"My Lords, this has the potential to be extremely divisive for the nation. We need a referendum to ensure that we do not land up, through this whole process, with a divided nation for a very long time...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 19 Mar 2018
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

"That is why we need a second referendum or a vote on the final outcome...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 14 Mar 2018
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

"When the noble Lord talks about timing and Parliament, is he also anticipating that Select Committees will be given time to consider their issues and report back to the House so that Parliament can consider the appropriate course?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 14 Mar 2018
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

"Would the noble Lord wish to encourage the Minister to comment on the effect on timing if the ECJ makes a ruling in relation to the rights of UK citizens, inasmuch as we will still be citizens of the European Union and that ruling may come during the transition period …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 14 Mar 2018
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

"Before the noble Lord sits down, will he pass comment about not just the European Parliament but the EU national parliaments? Will they have a yes or no, or ask their Governments to go back to the Council to keep at it?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 14 Mar 2018
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

"The Minister referred to the CRaG procedure. He may not be aware that the House of Commons put out an Explanatory Note on many of the issues that we are discussing today. I would like to ask his opinion on a line from it:

“Either House could also use the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 14 Mar 2018
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

"Will the noble Lord write to me on the particular issue he raised on the CRaG procedure for the record?..."
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Written Question
Brexit
Tuesday 13th March 2018

Asked by: Viscount Waverley (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ascertain the views of each of the EU 27 parliaments on the UK's current position on Brexit.

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

The Government continues to engage with Member States and our partners in the EU, alongside our formal negotiations with the European Commission. Ministers, senior officials and our diplomatic missions in Europe speak to a wide range of people and groups. Engaging representatives from national European Parliaments is an important element of our work.

Written Question
EU Citizenship
Tuesday 6th March 2018

Asked by: Viscount Waverley (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have sought legal advice on whether the withdrawal of the UK from the EU automatically leads to the loss by British nationals of EU citizenship and the consequent loss of the rights and freedoms deriving from that citizenship; and if so, what was that advice.

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

The Government has considered this matter carefully. The EU treaty provisions state only citizens of EU Member States are able to hold EU citizenship.

Therefore, when the UK ceases to be a member of the European Union, British nationals will no longer hold EU citizenship, unless they hold dual nationality with another EU Member State.

Written Question
European Union: English Language
Thursday 1st March 2018

Asked by: Viscount Waverley (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to seek to ensure that, after Brexit, English will be retained as an official language of the EU.

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

While the UK will maintain an interest, any decision on official languages of the EU after the UK’s withdrawal will be one to be taken by the EU institutions and their Member States.