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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-04-26more like thismore than 2016-04-26
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office remove filter
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading European Convention on Human Rights more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the obligations upon member states of the EU include any duty to observe the requirements of the European Convention on Human Rights. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Tebbit more like this
uin HL7961 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-05-11more like thismore than 2016-05-11
answer text <p>The EU is not itself a party to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Any agreement for the EU to accede would need to be agreed unanimously by all EU Member States (including the UK) and all other contracting parties to the ECHR.</p><p>Our renegotiation deal reaffirmed that the Charter of Fundamental Rights does not extend the ability of the Court of Justice of the European Union or domestic courts to rule on compliance with fundamental rights.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-05-11T13:12:22.707Zmore like thismore than 2016-05-11T13:12:22.707Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Lord Tebbit more like this