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European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities) Order 2009

Debates on delegated legislation and Debates on select committee report on Tuesday, 28 April 2009, in the House of Lords, led by Lord McKenzie of Luton. The answering member was Lord Lester of Herne Hill.
European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities) Order 2009. Lords debate on a motion to consider. Agreed to on question. Grand Committee held in the Moses Room.

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Reference

710 c19-50GC 

Session

2008-09

Department

Department for Work and Pensions
Joint Committee on Human Rights

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords Grand Committee

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Proceeding contributions

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 710 c48-50GC (Link to this contribution) I shall certainly take that away and raise it with colleagues to see whether we can do more on that ...
Lord Hannay of Chiswick | 710 c45-6GC (Link to this contribution) It would be helpful if the noble Lord could write when he has had an opportunity to reflect on this....

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Lord Skelmersdale | 710 c46GC (Link to this contribution) Before the noble Lord leaves that point, will he confirm my understanding that it is there only for ...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 710 c48GC (Link to this contribution) On that latter point, I am well aware that the Equality Bill is now with us and I have no doubt that...
Lord Hannay of Chiswick | 710 c43GC (Link to this contribution) On this point, can the Minister explain what the reservation adds to the interpretative declaration ...
Lord Lester of Herne Hill | 710 c42GC (Link to this contribution) I am dismayed. Is the position that the UK Government, having decided on a very broad reservation ab...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 710 c41GC (Link to this contribution) I start by thanking everyone who has contributed to this debate which has been extremely well inform...
Lord Lester of Herne Hill | 710 c31-2GC (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to my noble friend. The problem of whether it creates new rights is exemplified by the...
Baroness Campbell of Surbiton | 710 c34-5GC (Link to this contribution) First I must apologise to the Minister and to the noble Lord, Lord Lester, for not being here to hea...
Baroness Wilkins | 710 c35-6GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, with your leave and with the permission of the House authorities, the noble Baroness, Lady...
Lord Maclennan of Rogart | 710 c31GC (Link to this contribution) I hope that I will be forgiven for not following too closely what has already been said in this impo...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 710 c19GC (Link to this contribution) That the Committee do report to the House that it has considered the European Communities (Definitio...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 710 c45GC (Link to this contribution) Let me acknowledge the concerns about the breadth of this reservation, which have been powerfully ma...
Lord Lester of Herne Hill | 710 c47-8GC (Link to this contribution) Unfortunately, the Explanatory Memorandum does not tell anyone, article by article, how domestic law...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 710 c43-4GC (Link to this contribution) My understanding is that the reservation is to deal with the point that for some children specialist...
Lord Lester of Herne Hill | 710 c44-5GC (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the Minister. I understand everything he has said, but what is not clear is why a n...
Lord Lester of Herne Hill | 710 c38GC (Link to this contribution) I am sorry to interrupt, but I think that the noble Lord is under the misapprehension that the reser...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 710 c42GC (Link to this contribution) It is the only one that we are aware of. The EU and all member states are doing what we are doing at...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 710 c42-3GC (Link to this contribution) I understand the point that the noble Lord is pressing me on. I see that the Box is scribbling a not...
Lord Skelmersdale | 710 c38-9GC (Link to this contribution) I am now hopelessly lost. Notwithstanding these comments, we are pleased to support this order, even...
Lord Low of Dalston | 710 c39-41GC (Link to this contribution) I did not rise to speak before the noble Lord, Lord Skelmersdale, but I was expecting the noble Baro...
Lord Lester of Herne Hill | 710 c23-9GC (Link to this contribution) I will move that the Grand Committee has considered the report of the Joint Committee on Human Right...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 710 c19-23GC (Link to this contribution) In speaking to this, I will cover the basis on which the Government propose to ratify this important...
Lord Lester of Herne Hill | 710 c48GC (Link to this contribution) I am very grateful. I am not asking for new work to be done, nor am I asking for revelations of all ...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 710 c46GC (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the noble Lord for allowing me that route to deal more specifically with that reaso...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 710 c46-7GC (Link to this contribution) I do not have the detailed wording in front of me. No, the reservation certainly covers health issue...
Lord Skelmersdale | 710 c38GC (Link to this contribution) No, that is exactly so. What I was trying to get out of the Minister was whether the narrow interpre...
Lord Skelmersdale | 710 c41GC (Link to this contribution) Is that the only reservation that the new instrument will incorporate? What about the other two?
Lord Maclennan of Rogart | 710 c32-3GC (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to my noble friend. I was attaching myself not so much to the formal reply or explanat...
Baroness Thomas of Winchester | 710 c33-4GC (Link to this contribution) I, too, welcome the debate about the Government’s decision to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights...
Lord Skelmersdale | 710 c36-8GC (Link to this contribution) I have to say that when I walked into the Moses Room this afternoon, I did not entirely expect the s...
Lord Hannay of Chiswick | 710 c29-31GC (Link to this contribution) I should begin by declaring an interest as chair of the board of the United Nations Association of t...

Notes

Debated with Lords motion to consider the report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Reservations and Interpretative Declaration (HL 70 2008-09).

Subjects

Disability
Children
Armed forces
Equality
Education
Human rights
Immigration
EU law
Exemptions
Injuries
Discrimination
Recruitment
Social security benefits
Treaties
Special educational needs
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Legislation

European Communities Act 1972
European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities) Order 2009

Link

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