Viscount Waverley – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Viscount Waverley on 2016-10-19.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many European Court of Justice rulings against the UK government have not yet been implemented; and whether they will give details of those rulings.
Lord Bridges of Headley
Six European Court of Justice rulings have not yet been implemented. These are listed below:
1.Case number C-161/14 – Commission v UK
An infraction judgment made by the Court of Justice of the European Union, where the court ruled that the UK has failed to apply the VAT reduced rate to supplies of energy saving materials correctly. This is currently under review.
2. Case 301/10 (October 2012) – Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive – Commission v UK
The infraction judgment concerned the appropriate collection of urban waste water of agglomerations in Whitburn and London, and the appropriate treatment of urban waste water of agglomerations in London. Works on collection facilities at Whitburn are due to be completed by the end of 2017. Works to collection and treatment facilities, including the Thames Tideway Tunnel, are due to be completed by 2023.
3. Case 304/15 (September 2016) – Large Combustion Plants Directive – Commission v UK
The infraction judgment concerned permitted NOx emissions from a coal-fired power station in Aberthaw. The regulator, Natural Resources Wales, will review the environmental permit to amend the emission limits early in 2017, with modifications at the plant due to take place in summer 2017. There has also been a recalculation of the power station’s contribution to the UK’s Transitional National Plan for combustion plants.
4. C-530/11 European Commission v UK
The Court of Justice of the European Union handed down an infraction judgment concluding that the UK had breached EU law by failing to ensure procedures for certain environmental challenges were not prohibitively expensive.
5. Case number C-304/14 – Secretary of State for the Home Department v CS
A judgement on the interpretation of Article 20 TFEU, regarding the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States.
6. Case number C-115/15 – Secretary of State for the Home Department v NA
A judgement on the interpretation of Articles 20 and 21 TFEU regarding freedom of movement for workers within the Community.
