UKIP: Lords challenge to EU committee

Blog Bot · 12-11-2007, 04:10 PM

From the official website:

A group of peers plans to challenge the government over pro-EU bias in the composition of a House of Lords committee that will advise it on the “Reform” Treaty.

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Anthony Butcher · 12-11-2007, 06:51 PM

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A group of peers plans to challenge the government over pro-EU bias in the composition of a House of Lords committee that will advise it on the “Reform” Treaty.
Membership of the EU Select Committee is being decided in secret and it looks set to be packed with supporters of ratification of the treaty. Concerned peers are to raise a point of order in the House to voice their misgivings.

UK Independence Party peer Lord Pearson of Rannoch said the committee should be "balanced to ensure a fair and open debate on the Reform Treaty.

"The House of Lords is the best chance the country has of getting a referendum on the hated treaty, which the Prime Minister has said he will not give.

"Sixteen of the 18 current members of the committee are massively in favour of the treaty and two members even receive EU pensions, which they risk losing if they speak out against the aims of the EU.

"The Reform Treaty is simply too important to whitewash and we must have a balanced and fair committee to be in with a chance of securing a referendum for the people."

The peers are also demanding that the committee meetings should be open to the public.

"At present, it meets in secret, and that is wholly unacceptable," said Lord Pearson

Westcountryman · 15-11-2007, 12:02 AM

Will be good to see what, if anything, comes out of this.

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