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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 more like this
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
418445
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-09-11more like thismore than 2015-09-11
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 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2015 to Question 4126, how many times the procedure provided for in the Council Decision of 29 March 1994 have been invoked; what the concerns of the member states that invoked the procedure were in each such case; and how those concerns were met in the final decision taken in each such case. more like this
tabling member constituency Bury North more like this
tabling member printed
Mr David Nuttall more like this
uin 10013 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-09-18more like thismore than 2015-09-18
answer text <p>The Council Decision of 29 March 1994, also known as the Ioannina Compromise, was superseded by the Treaty of Nice, and subsequently by the Treaty of Lisbon in 2007. From 2014, a new version of the Ioannina Compromise took effect. This allows a group of Member States short of a blocking minority to request a deferral of decisions they do not agree with, within a reasonable timeframe. The Government does not maintain a central record of when the provision has been invoked or for what reason.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Aylesbury more like this
answering member printed Mr David Lidington more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-09-18T12:25:47.51Zmore like thismore than 2015-09-18T12:25:47.51Z
answering member
15
label Biography information for Sir David Lidington more like this
tabling member
4140
label Biography information for Mr David Nuttall more like this
391803
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-07-21more like thismore than 2015-07-21
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 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which pieces of EU legislation adopted in each of the last five years met the conditions to be subject to qualified majority voting in the Council of the EU or the European Council. more like this
tabling member constituency Bury North more like this
tabling member printed
Mr David Nuttall more like this
uin 8304 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-09-08more like thismore than 2015-09-08
answer text <p>The information requested is publicly available on the website of the Council of Ministers where the voting rules for each piece of legislation can be found. This includes the legislation, the voting rules and how Member States voted. These records go back to 1999.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Aylesbury more like this
answering member printed Mr David Lidington more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-09-08T14:04:12.58Zmore like thismore than 2015-09-08T14:04:12.58Z
answering member
15
label Biography information for Sir David Lidington more like this
tabling member
4140
label Biography information for Mr David Nuttall more like this
388613
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-07-08more like thismore than 2015-07-08
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 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many times (a) the UK, (b) France and (c) Germany voted against proposed EU legislation in the Council of Ministers that was approved by a qualified majority in each year from 2010 to 2014. more like this
tabling member constituency Lewisham, Deptford more like this
tabling member printed
Vicky Foxcroft more like this
uin 6095 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-07-15more like thismore than 2015-07-15
answer text <p>The Govenment does not keep a centralised record of this information, but the information requested regarding voting records of aa Member States on EU legislation is publicly available on the website of the Council of Ministers. These records go back to 1999.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Aylesbury more like this
answering member printed Mr David Lidington more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-07-15T15:29:06.567Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-15T15:29:06.567Z
answering member
15
label Biography information for Sir David Lidington more like this
tabling member
4491
label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft more like this
388614
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-07-08more like thismore than 2015-07-08
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 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many pieces of proposed EU legislation were approved by a qualified majority in the EU Council of Ministers despite either the UK, France or Germany voting against that legislation in each year from 2010 to 2014. more like this
tabling member constituency Lewisham, Deptford more like this
tabling member printed
Vicky Foxcroft more like this
uin 6094 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-07-15more like thismore than 2015-07-15
answer text <p>The information requested regarding voting records of Member States on EU legislation is publicly available on the website of the Council of Ministers. These records go back to 1999.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Aylesbury more like this
answering member printed Mr David Lidington more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-07-15T15:28:42.15Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-15T15:28:42.15Z
answering member
15
label Biography information for Sir David Lidington more like this
tabling member
4491
label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft more like this
385467
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-06-24more like thismore than 2015-06-24
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 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effects on the implementation of EU law in the UK of removing the words ever closer union from the preamble to the EU Treaties on Article 1 of the Treaty on European Union. more like this
tabling member constituency Bury North more like this
tabling member printed
Mr David Nuttall more like this
uin 4003 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-07-02more like thismore than 2015-07-02
answer text <p>'Ever Closer Union' has been directly referenced in 23 cases of the Court of Justice of the European Union since 2005. The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), has been clear that ever closer union might be right for some, but it is not right for Britain.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Aylesbury more like this
answering member printed Mr David Lidington more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-07-02T14:50:42.853Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-02T14:50:42.853Z
answering member
15
label Biography information for Sir David Lidington more like this
tabling member
4140
label Biography information for Mr David Nuttall more like this
385468
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-06-24more like thismore than 2015-06-24
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 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on how many European Court of Justice cases have cited the words Ever Closer Union from the preamble to the EU Treaties and Article 1 of the Treaty on European Union in each of the last 10 years. more like this
tabling member constituency Bury North more like this
tabling member printed
Mr David Nuttall more like this
uin 4004 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-07-03more like thismore than 2015-07-03
answer text <p>Twenty three judgments, opinions or orders of the Court of Justice and the General Court have contained references to “ever closer union” since 2005.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Aylesbury more like this
answering member printed Mr David Lidington more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-07-03T13:15:28.11Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-03T13:15:28.11Z
answering member
15
label Biography information for Sir David Lidington more like this
tabling member
4140
label Biography information for Mr David Nuttall more like this
385469
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-06-24more like thismore than 2015-06-24
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 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what effect the 1992 Edinburgh Agreement had on the application of EU treaties in the UK; and whether it is his Department's assumption that the European Court of Justice is obliged to follow the provisions of that Agreement. more like this
tabling member constituency Bury North more like this
tabling member printed
Mr David Nuttall more like this
uin 4123 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-06-30more like thismore than 2015-06-30
answer text <p>The Edinburgh Agreement addressed specific Danish concerns with the Maastricht Treaty. Those parts of the Agreement that remained relevant following the 1997 Treaty of Amsterdam were reflected in the EU Treaties by means of a protocol which is binding on the European Court of Justice and on the Member States.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Aylesbury more like this
answering member printed Mr David Lidington more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-06-30T15:07:27.817Zmore like thismore than 2015-06-30T15:07:27.817Z
answering member
15
label Biography information for Sir David Lidington more like this
tabling member
4140
label Biography information for Mr David Nuttall more like this
385470
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-06-24more like thismore than 2015-06-24
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 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many times the procedure provided for in Council Decision 2009/857/EC on the implementation of Article 16(4) of the Treaty on European Union has been invoked in each of the years since that Decision entered force; what the concerns of the member states that invoked the procedure were in each such case; and how those concerns were met in the final decision taken in each such case. more like this
tabling member constituency Bury North more like this
tabling member printed
Mr David Nuttall more like this
uin 4126 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-07-03more like thismore than 2015-07-03
answer text <p>The purpose of Council Decision 2009/857/EC on the implementation of Article 16(4) of the Treaty on European Union is to allow Member States that are close to but do not constitute a blocking minority to request that the Council defer adoption of a measure for a period of time to allow for further discussions with a view to resolving the concerns that they have raised. It came into effect with the introduction of the changed system of calculating a Qualified Majority on 1 November 2014. Although the Government does not keep data on this provision, to the best of our knowledge it has not been invoked.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Aylesbury more like this
answering member printed Mr David Lidington more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-07-03T13:17:32.133Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-03T13:17:32.133Z
answering member
15
label Biography information for Sir David Lidington more like this
tabling member
4140
label Biography information for Mr David Nuttall more like this