Lord Bowness: asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they support the extension of the Northern Dimension Action Plan beyond 2006.
Lord Bowness: asked Her Majesty's Government: What communications have been received from the European Commission, or have been tabled at formal or informal meetings of Ministers or officials, regarding the future of the Northern Dimension after the expiry of the current action plan in 2006.
Lord Bowness: asked Her Majesty's Government: What communications have been (a) received from the European Commission or the Council Secretariat or (b) tabled at formal or informal meetings of Ministers or officials regarding the proposed external action service which it is reported will be considered at the June Council.
Lord Bowness: My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Baroness, Lady Stern, for securing this debate. Like previous speakers I look forward to hearing from the noble Lord, Lord Ramsbotham, who will bring his great experience to this issue. I too would like from this side of your Lordships' House to endorse absolutely the remarks that the noble Baroness, Lady Stern, and the noble Lord, Lord Judd, made about the...
Lord Lester of Herne Hill: ...Committee on Human Rights. I was not a member of that committee when it produced this report, but the House will note that it was unanimous and that the Lords Members included the noble Lords, Lord Bowness and Lord Campbell of Alloway, the noble Baroness, Lady Falkner of Margravine, the noble Lords, Lord Judd, Lord Plant of Highfield, and the noble Baroness, Lady Stern. In paragraph 29 of...
Baroness Amos: ...Motions in the names of the Lord Campbell of Alloway and the Lord Baker of Dorking set down for today shall each be limited to three hours and that the debate on the Motion in the name of the Lord Bowness also set down for today shall be limited to one and a half hours.—(Baroness Amos.)
Lord Bowness: rose to move, That this House takes note of the report of the European Union Committee on Preventing Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: The EU Contribution (13th Report, Session 2004–05, HL Paper 96).
Lord Brabazon of Tara: ...the House on any matter arising from its consideration of the said order or any replacement order; That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the Lords following be named of the committee: L. Bowness L. Campbell of Alloway L. Judd L. Lester of Herne Hill L. Plant of Highfield B. Stern; That the committee have power to agree with the committee appointed by the Commons in the...
Lord Bowness: asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Triesman on 8 June (WA 68), whether a date has been fixed for the first ministerial meeting under the second action plan of the Northern Dimension.
Lord Bowness: rose to move, That this House takes note of the report of the European Union Committee on the European Union's role at the millennium review summit.
Lord Bowness: asked Her Majesty's Government: What representations have been made by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to HM Treasury regarding the decision to treat freelance musicians and singers as employees for national insurance purposes.
Lord Bowness: asked Her Majesty's Government: What was decided at the first ministerial meeting under the Second Northern Dimension Action Plan held under the United Kingdom presidency of the European Union on 21 November.
Lord Bowness: asked Her Majesty's Government: What conclusions were reached following the conference held on 17 November at the Hague under the United Kingdom presidency of the European Union and the Government of the Netherlands which aimed to find ways to strengthen the engagement of national parliaments at an early stage, so that local and national sensitivities are taken into account and the case for...
Lord Bowness: My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Grenfell, not only for introducing these two reports but, as a member of the Select Committee, also for his guidance from the chair of the committee in preparing them. The noble Lord, Lord Grenfell, has given the House a clear explanation of the committee's report and its proposals. I would not seek to better that explanation, or to repeat it. The role...
Lord Bowness: My Lords, I support this Bill, although I must say to the Minister that the one argument I felt was not dreadfully compelling was that it enabled Tesco to go marching across the Continent. Although the treaty of accession has been signed by Romania, Bulgaria and the other member states, I know those two countries will be anxious to hear that the treaty has in effect been ratified by the...
Lord Bowness: asked Her Majesty's Government: Following agreement to the financial perspective for 2007–13, under which budget heading the compensation payable to African, Caribbean and Pacific sugar producers will be paid; and whether sufficient money has been allocated to cover the estimated cost of the compensation scheme of €500 million per annum.
Lord Bowness: My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, for initiating the debate and asking the Question. The sub-committee of the European Select Committee which I chair has the European Neighbourhood Policy within its remit. Of course, I speak tonight on my own behalf, not on behalf of the sub-committee, but nevertheless I have a number of questions for the Minister. The European...
Lord Borrie: ...one way or another by a regulatory list. Flexibility is needed. I call in aid two more Conservative Peers, as they are members of the Joint Committee on Human Rights—namely, the noble Lord, Lord Bowness, and the noble Lord, Lord Campbell of Alloway. In the report published in October on this Bill, they make the point that, "some laws are required 'by their subject matter' to be...
Lord Grocott: ...Amos on the Order Paper. Moved, That the debate on the Motion in the name of the Lord Patten of Barnes set down for today shall be limited to three and a half hours and that in the name of the Lord Bowness to one and a half hours.—(Lord Grocott.)
Lord Bowness: rose to call attention to the Government's proposals for the structure and role of local government; and to move for Papers. My Lords, I want to make it clear that, while I believe there is much to lament about the state of local government, I acknowledge that local government has many, many members dedicated to serving their communities and highly professional officers motivated by public...