In a one-off evidence session, The House of Lords EU Home Affairs
Sub-Committee will tomorrow question The Rt Hon MP, Minister of State for Policing
and the Fire Service on the Government’s Brexit White Paper, and
the wider security relationship between the UK and the EU during
the transition phase.
The Government’s White Paper ‘The future
relationship between the United Kingdom and the European
Union’ remains the clearest expression of Government
policy on the future relationship with the EU.
The Committee will therefore question the Minister on key aspects
of the White Paper relating to security ,including why the
Government is no longer proposing a treaty on internal security
between the UK and EU, and what role it is expected the EU Court
of Justice will take when participating in agencies such as
Europol post-Brexit.
The evidence session will begin at 10:40 a.m.
in Committee Room 3 on Wednesday 12th September and
will hear from:
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The Rt Hon
MP, Minister of State for
Policing and the Fire Service
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Rob Jones, Deputy
Director, Europe, Home
Office
Other questions the Committee are likely to
ask include:
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Will internal security be negotiated as part of the
broader "Association Agreement" that the White Paper proposes,
or will there be separate negotiations on
security?
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What indications have you had from EU negotiators
that the UK's ambition to reach agreement will trump the lack
of precedent for third country involvement in such frameworks
as the European Criminal Records Information System and
Passenger Name Records?
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What avenues will be open to the UK to scrutinise
or influence EU Justice and Home Affairs measures during
transition, once it loses its seats in the European Parliament
and Council?
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If the UK and EU fail to decide on a Withdrawal
Agreement text before 29 March 2019, what contingency plans has
the Government made to ensure that internal security
cooperation continues?
