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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-03-09more like thismore than 2016-03-09
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading EU Law remove filter
house id 2 remove filter
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by the Prime Minister on 22 February (HC Deb, col 22), how they reached the conclusion that the cost of EU regulation will be going down, not up. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Renwick of Clifton more like this
uin HL6858 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-03-30more like thismore than 2016-03-30
answer text <p>The Government's position, as set out by the Prime Minister to Parliament on 22 February, is that the UK will be stronger, safer and better off remaining in a reformed EU.</p><p> </p><p>Under our new settlement the European Commission has agreed for the first time to set specific targets to reduce the overall burden on businesses in key sectors. The European Council Declaration on Competitiveness commits to ‘doing more to reduce the overall burden of EU regulation, especially on SMEs and micro enterprises’.</p><p> </p><p>To implement this, the European Commission has agreed to introduce a new burden review mechanism. It will conduct an annual survey of the burdens imposed on businesses at the EU level. This process will identify legislation that should be revised or repealed to bring costs down, and will mean that limiting the cost of regulation will be a priority when proposals are developed, negotiated and agreed.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-03-30T14:45:12.177Zmore like thismore than 2016-03-30T14:45:12.177Z
answering member
4284
label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe more like this
tabling member
3230
label Biography information for Lord Renwick of Clifton more like this
450613
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-02-04more like thismore than 2016-02-04
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading EU Law remove filter
house id 2 remove filter
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what fines have been levied on the UK for non-compliance with EU directives from 2010 to date. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Browne of Belmont more like this
uin HL5914 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-02-15more like thismore than 2016-02-15
answer text From 2010 to date no fines have been levied on the UK for non-compliance with EU directives. more like this
answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-02-15T15:03:28.743Zmore like thismore than 2016-02-15T15:03:28.743Z
answering member
3474
label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns more like this
tabling member
3801
label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont more like this
426055
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-11-04more like thismore than 2015-11-04
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading EU Law remove filter
house id 2 remove filter
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many EU directives have been transposed into UK law without any additional material being included since the coming into force of the Lisbon Treaty, and what percentage of the total number of directives transposed that number represents. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Inglewood more like this
uin HL3328 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-11-18more like thismore than 2015-11-18
answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. However, in July 2011 the Government put in place its Guiding Principles for EU Legislation, which state that the Government will not go beyond the minimum requirements of the measure which is being transposed, save in exceptional circumstances. Since the Guiding Principles have applied there have been only five instances of new “gold-plating” of EU Directives that have placed additional costs on business which is attached.</p><br /> <br /> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-11-18T17:25:48.337Zmore like thismore than 2015-11-18T17:25:48.337Z
answering member
4284
label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe more like this
attachment
1
file name guiding-principles-for-eu-legislation.pdf more like this
title Guiding principles for EU Legislation more like this
tabling member
1980
label Biography information for Lord Inglewood more like this
176656
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-01-29more like thismore than 2015-01-29
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading EU Law remove filter
house id 2 remove filter
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government how European Union regulations are brought into being; what is their force in United Kingdom law; and how many have been issued since 1976. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Pearson of Rannoch more like this
uin HL4565 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-02-11more like thismore than 2015-02-11
answer text <p>An EU regulation is adopted by a legislative procedure, i.e. by the ordinary legislative procedure or by a special legislative procedure, (see Article 289(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)). The legal effect of an EU regulation is that it is directly applicable in the national law of all the Member States and it is binding in its entirety, (see Article 288 TFEU). The Government does not centrally hold information on each EU regulation issued since 1976. The Eur-Lex database, available at: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html holds further information on EU legislation.</p><p>A copy of Articles 288 and 289 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) is attached.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-02-11T13:23:23.733Zmore like thismore than 2015-02-11T13:23:23.733Z
answering member
3474
label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns more like this
attachment
1
file name TFEU - Art 288 and 289 for HL4565.doc more like this
title Articles 288 and 289 of the TFEU more like this
tabling member
3153
label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch more like this
76568
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-08more like thismore than 2014-07-08
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading EU Law remove filter
house id 2 remove filter
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Faulks on 24 June (WA 141), what are the "decision-making processes for making European Union legislation" which are not made public. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Pearson of Rannoch more like this
uin HL912 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-14more like thismore than 2014-07-14
answer text <p>Article 4 of Regulation 1049/2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents sets out exceptions from the duty to provide access. These exceptions include those intended to protect internal deliberative processes where appropriate. For example, Article 4(3) allows documents to be withheld if they relate to a matter where the decision has not been taken by one of the three institutions, if disclosure of the document would seriously undermine the institution's decision-making process, unless there is an overriding public interest in disclosure.</p><p> </p><p>Article 3(4) also allows a document to be withheld if it contains opinions for internal use as part of deliberations and preliminary consultations within one of the three institutions, and if disclosure of the document would seriously undermine the institution's decision-making process, unless there is an overriding public interest in disclosure.</p><p> </p><p>The Freedom of Information Act 2000 also contains exemptions from the duty to release. For example, section 27 allows information to be withheld where its release would, or would be likely to, prejudice international relations. Section 35 allows information to be withheld where it relates to the formulation of government policy. Both of these exemptions are subject to a public interest test.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member printed Lord Faulkner of Worcester more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-14T16:40:14.1561898Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-14T16:40:14.1561898Z
answering member
2472
label Biography information for Lord Faulkner of Worcester more like this
tabling member
3153
label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch more like this