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Government divisions on the EU

Lord Soley 25/10/2011 – 11:53 pm

The extent of the government rebellion last night surprised me. It was bigger than I expected. The imposition of a three line whip was a mistake – especially when Conservative MP’s are going through re selection on new boundaries. The local Party’s are still deeply anti EU in its present form. Conservative MP's  will also be angry with the Liberal Democrats especially as Nick Clegg has c […]

Written at 11:53 pm on 25/10/2011, by Lord Soley

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Safety first – the movement of healthcare professionals around the EU

Baroness Young 19/10/2011 – 11:01 am

“Not what the doctor ordered” – this was one idea for the title of the report which the Committee that I chair has just published. In the end, we decided on ‘Safety First’, not least because health professionals extend beyond doctors. The title encapsulates the issues that we uncovered in our inquiry, which took place over the last few months and is intended to contribute to a review […]

Written at 11:01 am on 19/10/2011, by Baroness Young

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Sowing the seeds of innovation…

Lord Carter 07/07/2011 – 12:20 pm

The EU Committee of the House of Lords has today published a report on “Innovation in EU Agriculture”.  It is the result of an inquiry carried out over the last year by the EU Sub-Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and the Environment, which I chair. We are calling on Europe to act quickly and coherently to transform EU agriculture, and to make it ready for a new era when global f […]

Written at 12:20 pm on 07/07/2011, by Lord Carter

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Armed forces and Defence Review

Lord Soley 29/06/2011 – 9:22 am

I think the Government is flying on a wing and a prayer with their determination not to re visit the Strategic Defence Review. It was carried out soon after the Government took office and it was done with indecent haste but the retrenchment of the western powers, the financial problems and the instability in the Midle East  suggests we need an urgent review. Frankly Europe has to face up to its […]

Written at 9:22 am on 29/06/2011, by Lord Soley

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The EU and Sport: kicking it off

Baroness Young 06/04/2011 – 8:49 am

The EU and sport probably aren’t two things that are often thought of together but a Committee which I chair has spent the past few months considering just that. The Lisbon Treaty gave the EU for the first time a formal competence to act in the field of sport. It is a limited competence and Member States still control sports policy, but the EU can now support Member States’ actions and take […]

Written at 8:49 am on 06/04/2011, by Baroness Young


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