Lords debates EU development and legislation
17 December 2012 (updated on 17 December 2012)
Members of the House of Lords will debate recent developments in the EU today (Monday 17 December). The same debate will also include the second reading of both the European Union (Croatian Accession and Irish Protocol) Bill and the European Union (Approvals) Bill.
- Watch live on Parliament TV from 3pm
- Read the debate transcript in Today's Lords Debates after 6pm
- List of speakers (external website)
- Lords library note: European Union (Croatian Accession and Irish Protocol) Bill and European Union (Approvals) Bill
- European Union (Croatian Accession and Irish Protocol Bill information
- European Union (Approvals) Bill information
Baroness Warsi (Conservative), government spokesperson, requested the debate.
Speakers expected to contribute include:
- Lord Bowness (Conservative), member of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, UK Delegation, Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly
- Lord Liddle (Labour), opposition spokesperson for Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Lord Owen (Crossbench), former minister of state for the foreign office
- Lord Pearson of Rannoch (UKIP), former UKIP party leader
- Lord Roper (Liberal Democrat), former member of the Western European Union Assembly