European Union Integration
There have been votes in Parliament on the degree of the UK's integration with the European Union. Specific matters voted on include the UK's opt out from the European Union Police and Criminal Justice Measures and the establishment of a European Union External Action Service.
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Chris Williamson generally voted for more EU integration
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On 24 Oct 2019:
Chris Williamson was absent for a vote on Queen's Speech — Programme for Government — Leaving the European Union
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On 23 Oct 2019:
Chris Williamson was absent for a vote on Draft Freedom of Establishment and Free Movement of Services (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
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On 15 Oct 2019:
Chris Williamson was absent for a vote on Draft Environment (Legislative Functions from Directives) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 — Transfer of Powers from EU to UK on Exit
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On 1 Apr 2019:
Chris Williamson voted for a permanent and comprehensive United Kingdom-wide customs union with the European Union.
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On 27 Mar 2019:
Chris Williamson was absent for a vote on EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (B) — Leave Without a Deal on 12 April 2019
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On 27 Mar 2019:
Chris Williamson voted for a UK wide customs union with the EU.
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On 13 Feb 2019:
Chris Williamson was absent for a vote on Securitisation Regulations 2018 — Proposal to Revoke — Regulation of Conversion of Loans into Securities — European Union Law
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On 11 Feb 2019:
Chris Williamson voted against allowing the Government to update UK law to correspond with EU financial services laws currently making their way through the European legislative process.
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On 30 Jan 2019:
Chris Williamson voted to retain arrangements for cross-border action to tackle infringements of various EU consumer laws.
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On 30 Jan 2019:
Chris Williamson voted no on Draft Maritime Transport Access to Trade and Cabotage (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
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On 28 Jan 2019:
Chris Williamson voted not to make European Union, European Economic Area and Swiss nationals, and their family members, subject to UK immigration controls.
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On 16 Jan 2019:
Chris Williamson voted to maintain and improve coordination and cooperation between EU member states in the field of policing and justice, particularly in relation to serious organised crime.
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On 19 Dec 2018:
Chris Williamson voted no on Markets in Financial Instruments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
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On 19 Dec 2018:
Chris Williamson voted against amending the law on accounts and reports from corporate bodies to remove the involvement of the European Union and to remove preferential treatment of bodies from the European Economic Area.
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On 17 Jul 2018:
Chris Williamson voted to make retaining membership of the European medicines regulatory network a government objective.
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On 13 Jun 2018:
Chris Williamson voted to make the UK's withdrawal from the EU conditional on seeking, as an objective for the UK's negotiation of the withdrawal agreement, full access to the internal market of the EU rather than merely European Economic Area membership.
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On 13 Jun 2018:
Chris Williamson was absent for a vote on European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Seek Participation in European Economic Area via EU Withdrawal Agreement Negotiations
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On 13 Jun 2018:
Chris Williamson voted to largely retain the EU "Charter of Fundamental Rights" as part of UK law following the UK's withdrawal from the European Union.
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On 13 Jun 2018:
Chris Williamson voted for incompatibility with the general principles of EU law to continue to be actionable in UK courts following the UK's withdrawal from the union.
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On 13 Jun 2018:
Chris Williamson voted in favour of steps designed to ensure that the UK’s withdrawal from the EU does not result in the removal or diminution of any rights, powers, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, remedies and procedures that contribute to the protection and improvement of the environment.
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On 17 Jan 2018:
Chris Williamson voted against the United Kingdom leaving the European Union.
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On 17 Jan 2018:
Chris Williamson voted against the United Kingdom leaving the European Union.
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On 20 Dec 2017:
Chris Williamson was absent for a vote on European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 13 — UK Retaining EU Common Customs Tarriff and Common Customs Policy
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On 13 Dec 2017:
Chris Williamson voted to prevent ministers withdrawing the UK from the European Economic Area, the European single market.
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On 12 Dec 2017:
Chris Williamson was absent for a vote on European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 7 — Retention of Laws Required by the UK's Membership of the Single Market
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On 21 Nov 2017:
Chris Williamson voted for the European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights to remain part of UK law on the UK's withdrawal from the European Union.
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On 21 Nov 2017:
Chris Williamson voted to retain the general principles of EU law derived from EU treaties, direct EU legislation, EU directives and European Court of justice case law, as part of UK law after the UK leaves the EU.
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On 21 Nov 2017:
Chris Williamson voted to require the UK Government to report on changes to EU legislation which form part of UK law, and to require the Government to consider adopting such changes to ensure that the rights of workers and employees in the UK are no less favourable than they would have been had the UK remained a member of the EU or EEA.
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On 14 Nov 2017:
Chris Williamson was absent for a vote on European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 1 — Repeal of the European Communities Act 1972
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On 14 Nov 2017:
Chris Williamson voted to require courts or tribunals to pay due regard to any relevant decision of the European Court after the UK's withdrawal from the EU
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On 11 Sep 2017:
Chris Williamson voted against ending the supremacy of EU law in UK law; against converting EU law into domestic law on the UK's exit from the European Union and against giving ministers the power to correct deficiencies in retained EU law.
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On 11 Sep 2017:
Chris Williamson voted against ending the supremacy of EU law in UK law; against converting EU law into domestic law on the UK's exit from the European Union and against giving ministers the power to correct deficiencies in retained EU law.
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On 10 Nov 2014:
Chris Williamson voted for continued close working between the UK and other European Union states on criminal justice as well as for associated data protection measures.
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On 27 Jan 2014:
Chris Williamson was absent for a vote on European Union (Approvals) Bill — Clause 1 — Limitation of Scope of Europe for Citizens Programme
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On 27 Jan 2014:
Chris Williamson was absent for a vote on European Union (Approvals) Bill — Third Reading — European Archives and Europe for Citizens Programme
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On 22 Jan 2014:
Chris Williamson was absent for a vote on European Commission Work Programme 2014 and Support for Completion of the EU Single Market
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On 17 Jan 2014:
Chris Williamson was absent for a vote on Benefit Entitlement (Restriction) Bill
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On 13 Jan 2014:
Chris Williamson voted for a 185 million Euro EU Europe for Citizens programme of activities and to require EU institutions to deposit their archives at the European University Institute
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On 4 Dec 2013:
Chris Williamson was absent for a vote on European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Colombia and Peru Trade Agreement) Order 2013
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On 15 Jul 2013:
Chris Williamson voted to consider the views of the Association of Chief Police Officers when deciding when to opt into Europol's European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation and Training; and against making opting in conditional on Europol not being given the power to direct national law enforcement agencies to initiate investigations or share data that conflicts with national security.
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On 6 Nov 2012:
Chris Williamson was absent for a vote on European Union — Banking Union and Economic and Monetary Union — European Banking Authority
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On 24 Apr 2012:
Chris Williamson was absent for a vote on European Union — Data Protection in the Areas of Police and Criminal Justice (EU Directive)
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On 23 Nov 2011:
Chris Williamson voted to support stronger governance of the Schengen area and adding Bulgaria and Romania to it.
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On 14 Sep 2011:
Chris Williamson voted in favour of an EU Directive on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and on the right to communicate upon arrest
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On 23 Mar 2011:
Chris Williamson was absent for a vote on Establishment of the European Stability Mechanism
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On 9 Feb 2011:
Chris Williamson was absent for a vote on European Union — UK Contributions to the Eurozone Financial Stabilisation Mechanism
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On 25 Jan 2011:
Chris Williamson was absent for a vote on European Union Bill — Clause 6 — Referendum on Emergency Financial Assistance for EU Member States
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On 14 Dec 2010:
Chris Williamson was absent for a vote on European Union Documents- Corporate Governance in Financial Institutions and Remuneration Policies
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On 14 Jul 2010:
Chris Williamson was absent for a vote on European Union External Action Service
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On 4 Sep 2019:
Chris Williamson was absent for a vote on European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill — Second Reading — Requiring Prime Minister to Seek Delay to Withdrawal
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On 4 Sep 2019:
Chris Williamson was absent for a vote on European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill — Third Reading — Requiring Prime Minister to Seek Delay to Withdrawal
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On 3 Sep 2019:
Chris Williamson was absent for a vote on Business of the House — Consideration of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill — Requiring Prime Minister to Seek Delay To Withdrawal
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On 25 Jun 2019:
Chris Williamson was absent for a vote on The Value Added Tax (Reduced Rate) (Energy-Saving Materials) Order 2019
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On 9 Apr 2019:
Chris Williamson voted in favour of seeking to delay the UK leaving the EU until 30 June 2019.
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On 2 Apr 2019:
Chris Williamson was absent for a vote on The Geo-Blocking Regulation (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 — Traders Discriminating Based on Nationality or Location of Customer
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On 1 Apr 2019:
Chris Williamson was absent for a vote on EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship — Motion (D) Common Market 2.0 — Retain Relatively Free Movement of People and Goods via European Free Trade Association Membership — External Tarriff Alignment with the EU
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On 27 Mar 2019:
Chris Williamson was absent for a vote on EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (H) — Retain Relatively Free Movement of People and Goods via European Free Trade Association Membership — No Customs Union with EU
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On 26 Mar 2019:
Chris Williamson voted not to approve the Government's assessment of the UK's medium term economic and budgetary position for submission to the European Commission.
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On 29 Jan 2019:
Chris Williamson was absent for a vote on European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 — Delay Withdrawal — Rule-Out No-Deal — Scotland to Remain in the European Union
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On 11 Sep 2018:
Chris Williamson voted to make the continued participation of the UK in the European Arrest Warrant a negotiating objective during negotiations over the withdrawal of the UK from the EU.
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On 18 Jul 2018:
Chris Williamson voted for greater partnership and cooperation between European Union members, the European Union, the European Atomic Energy Community, and the Republic of Armenia.
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On 18 Jul 2018:
Chris Williamson voted to strengthen relations between the EU, its Member States and Cuba
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On 18 Jul 2018:
Chris Williamson voted to broaden engagement, dialogue and cooperation with Canada in areas of common interest, such as: human rights and democracy, international peace and security and effective multilateralism, economic and sustainable development, and justice, freedom and security.
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On 18 Jul 2018:
Chris Williamson voted to strengthen cooperation between the EU, its Member States and Australia in a range of sectors of mutual interest.
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On 18 Jul 2018:
Chris Williamson voted to consolidate and strengthen cooperation between the EU, its Member States and New Zealand in a range of sectors of mutual interest.
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On 17 Jul 2018:
Chris Williamson voted to make it a UK negotiating objective to establish a free trade area for goods between the UK and the EU and, if that cannot be agreed by the 21st of January 2019, to make reaching an agreement to enable the UK’s participation in a customs union with the EU a negotiating objective.
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On 13 Jun 2018:
Chris Williamson voted to make the UK's withdrawal from the EU conditional on a statement on how the UK's continued participation in a customs union with the EU was sought during negotiations on the withdrawal agreement.
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On 23 Jan 2018:
Chris Williamson voted for a transition period of at least two years for the transition to a domestic nuclear regulatory regime from the framework provided via the European Atomic Energy Community.
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On 17 Jan 2018:
Chris Williamson was absent for a vote on European Union (Withdrawal) Bill -Clause 9 — Continued Membership of EU Single Market and Customs Union as Prerequisite for Regulations Implementing Withdrawal Agreement
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On 16 Jan 2018:
Chris Williamson voted not to preserve, on the UK's withdrawal from the EU all rights, powers, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, remedies and procedures present in UK law as a result of the UK's membership of the EU. An explanatory statement explains the proposal not to preserve these provisions was intended as a step towards an alternative proposal to take even stronger steps to preserve them.
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On 16 Jan 2018:
Chris Williamson voted to retain a EU "Charter of Fundamental Rights" as part of UK law following the UK's withdrawal from the European Union.
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On 20 Dec 2017:
Chris Williamson voted for a transition period of at least two years prior to implementation of an agreement on the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union during which existing arrangements with the EU covering trade, security, regulations and financial contributions would be maintained.
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On 14 Nov 2017:
Chris Williamson was absent for a vote on European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 1 — Repeal of the European Communities Act 1972 — Consent of Devolved Legislatures
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On 19 Nov 2014:
Chris Williamson voted for the UK to rejoin a series of European Union schemes for closer police and judicial co-operation in criminal matters.
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On 30 Apr 2014:
Chris Williamson voted not to approve the Government's assessment of the UK's medium term economic and budgetary position for submission to the European Commission.
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On 15 Jul 2013:
Chris Williamson voted for a commitment to continue participation in the European Arrest Warrant and other schemes when opting out of police and criminal justice measures.
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On 15 Jul 2013:
Chris Williamson voted against opting out of all EU police and criminal justice measures adopted before December 2009
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On 22 Apr 2013:
Chris Williamson was absent for a vote on Government assessment of medium term economic and budgetary position for submission to the European Commission
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On 31 Oct 2012:
Chris Williamson voted to call on the UK Government to seek a real terms cut in the European Union budget
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On 13 Dec 2011:
Chris Williamson voted not to commend the Prime Minister for refusing to sign up to an EU Treaty without safeguards for the UK.
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On 24 May 2011:
Chris Williamson was absent for a vote on Royal Assent — Eurozone Financial Assistance
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On 10 Nov 2010:
Chris Williamson was absent for a vote on European Union Economic Governance
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