After transition the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) provisions no longer apply to the UK and formal cooperation in these areas does not form part of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement reached at the end of December 2020. Instead, the UK Government envisages a flexible, ad hoc approach that will make use of channels of broader dialogue with the EU. How this will work in practice remains to be seen.
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European Union (Approvals) Bill [HL] 2012-13: Committee Stage Report (59 KB, PDF)
The European Union (Approvals) Bill [HL] was introduced in the House of Lords on 26 November 2012 and passed to its Third Reading in the Lords on 21 January 2013 without debate.
The Bill received a Second Reading in the Commons on 4 February 2013 and was committed to a Committee of the Whole House on 11 February 2013.
There were three amendments, all from Christopher Chope, which gave rise to debate on the EU’s involvement in human rights matters, the cost of its agencies and of the Commission, as well as more general debate on the UK’s relationship with the EU.
All the amendments were withdrawn and the Bill passed its Third Reading unamended.
The Bill is discussed in Research Paper 13/07, 30 January 2013.
Documents to download
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European Union (Approvals) Bill [HL] 2012-13: Committee Stage Report (59 KB, PDF)
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