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European Union (Amendment) Bill (18 Jun 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow that debate. I shall end in a sense by referring to the points made by the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Wirral, to which the noble Lord, Lord Dykes, has just referred. I shall deal with the substance of the amendment first, so that I can put it on the record. If there were any amendments to the Lisbon treaty, they would have to be laid before Parliament....

European Union (Amendment) Bill (18 Jun 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: ...that we should keep that under review, but it happens effectively at present. I will be resisting the amendment because we do more and the position is clear. The point that the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Wirral, began with warmed my heart as I know that he is well regarded in the European Union—I may be killing his career now—for his pro-European stance. I know that he has made...

European Union (Amendment) Bill (18 Jun 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: ...Lords, I was not trying to curtail the debate; I was trying more to feed it into the debate on the amendment. I make no apologies for that, but I hope to allay the concerns of the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Wirral, and those of the noble Lord, Lord Campbell of Alloway, which he expressed in his earlier speech in particular. Let me be very clear so that it is on the record and everyone...

European Union (Amendment) Bill (11 Jun 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: .... I am going to resist this one as much as I have resisted the previous 23. In answer to the question about how many times the European Union is mentioned on the doorstep, my noble friend Lord Hunt suggested to me that it might be as often as Lords reform is mentioned on the doorstep.

European Union (Amendment) Bill (11 Jun 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: ...an interesting albeit shorter debate than our previous debate, but an important one. While listening intently to what noble Lords were saying, I was musing to myself on where the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Wirral, might be were we to be having a referendum. It is a rhetorical question; I am not going to ask the noble Lord to answer it.

European Union (Amendment) Bill (11 Jun 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: .... It would perhaps have been relevant in the previous debate but it is not now. What matters is what we do. I am not going to apologise for putting a lot of information before the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Wirral, because I keep being criticised for not doing that. Today I made sure that the noble Lord had it. Equally, the noble Lord has an important point about making sure that the...

European Union (Amendment) Bill (11 Jun 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: ..., which is particularly relevant for young people. That is available at www.europe.gov.uk, where anyone is able to obtain as much information as possible. Where I join with the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Wirral, in his amendment is in my commitment to ensure that people get as much information as possible in the appropriate manner to enable them to understand the European Union. When we held...

European Union (Amendment) Bill (9 Jun 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: ...Lords, I am in your Lordships' hands because I have already spoken, but I felt that the time may have come for me to respond briefly to the points raised by noble Lords. I see the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Wirral, nodding. I apologise to my noble friend but I did get that sense. I am extremely grateful to everybody who has spoken. It is wonderful to see some people who I have not seen for a...

European Union (Amendment) Bill (4 Jun 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: My Lords, I am terribly sorry that I missed the birthday and wedding anniversary of the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, but I am sure that I shall find another reason to celebrate with him. I still have the image before me of the unedifying tussles that he mentioned, which must have been a sight to see. I seek to defend myself a little against the accusation that he made as regards not providing...

European Union (Amendment) Bill (20 May 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: I say to the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Wirral, for whom I have highest regard, as he well knows, that that was an interesting but rather scratchy contribution. I hope that, when he rereads what he said to my noble friend Lord Kinnock, he will perhaps have a conversation with him outside the Chamber. Whatever the intent, what was said was not like the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Wirral; let me put...

European Union (Amendment) Bill (14 May 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: ...point of this amendment and for me a very simple point. While we are part of the European Union, the European Court of Justice has a role and responsibility. The noble Lords, Lord Howell and Lord Hunt of Wirral, have made it perfectly clear that they do not like the Third Pillar collapsing into the First Pillar. They do not seem to recognise the importance and relevance of the opt-ins that...

European Union (Amendment) Bill (14 May 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: ...for our businesses in the single market, and protection for our citizens in the rights that they have as members of the European Union. I think it helps to destroy, as the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Wirral, said, the myth that somehow we implement and other nation states do not—that we do it properly and other member states do not. When member states interpret and apply European...

European Union (Amendment) Bill (14 May 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: ...the charter. The noble Lord, Lord Lamont, referred to what the noble Lord, Lord Kingsland, had said and much has been made of what the noble and learned Lord, Lord Slynn, and the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Wirral, raised. I shall try to be as clear and succinct as I can on that. The charter sets out existing rights. In our previous discussions, we described the backdrop to the charter. The...

European Union (Amendment) Bill (14 May 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: ...facing the other 26 member states if a process—an IT system, perhaps—no longer functions at all. Those consequences would, clearly, result from the UK's decision. The noble Lord, Lord Hunt, might well agree that it is difficult to think of real examples of that. I cannot think of any where that would currently be the case, yet just as one is always trying to think strategically...

European Union (Amendment) Bill (14 May 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: ...that I might be able to satisfy the noble Lord, Lord Stoddart, on an issue to do with Europe. I fear that that will never ever happen—if it does, the drinks are on me. As the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Wirral, very eloquently said in his support of the noble Lord, Lord Willoughby de Broke, and his amendment, this is an important issue and one that concerns the UK Government. I know...

European Union (Amendment) Bill (12 May 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: It is not a question of agreeing; it is for the mover to decide whether amendments should be moved. The noble Lords, Lord Kingsland and Lord Hunt, in responding to the question from the Chairman of Committees, said that they were not moved. The Committee allowed that to happen and we are now on Amendment No. 53. As the noble Lord, Lord Kingsland implied, we will go through to Amendment No. 61...

European Union (Amendment) Bill (12 May 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: I am extremely grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Wirral, for bringing together this group of amendments to enable us to have a broader debate although noble Lords have inevitably focused on the President Sarkozy issue, particularly as regards Customs, which I shall come to, and other issues. I shall try to deal with each of the amendments, albeit it somewhat briefly in some cases, so...

European Union (Amendment) Bill (12 May 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: ...to distort competition. Amendment No. 64 refers to the promotion of structural reform, the core of the Lisbon agenda which the UK has championed since 2000, referred to by the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Wirral. Those treaty provisions introduced by Maastricht set a framework by which member states can co-ordinate their economic policies in order to boost competitiveness and productivity,...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Questions for Written Answers: Unanswered Questions (8 May 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: ... 10 October HL5556 Lord Laird 12 October HL5602 Lord Bradley 16 October HL5603 Lord Stoddart of Swindon 16 October HL5635 Lord Alton of Liverpool 17 October HL5655 Lord Hunt of Chesterton 17 October HL5673 Baroness Tonge 18 October HL5674 Earl Attlee 18 October HL5695 Lord Morris of Manchester 22 October HL5715 Lord Faulkner of Worcester 23...

European Union (Amendment) Bill (6 May 2008)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: I am very grateful to the noble Baroness for explaining extremely well the position in that regard. Perhaps I can reassure the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Wirral, on what this proposal in the treaty seeks to do. We recognise in the 21st century that in good administration it is important to find ways in which to deal with the protection and proper handling of data that affect individuals. That...