Question for oral answer (O-000103/2015) by Elena Valenciano, on behalf of the AFET Committee, to the Council: The death penalty (2015/2879(RSP)) (B8-0761/2015)
Elena Valenciano moved the question and refused to answer a blue-card question from Janusz Korwin-Mikke.
Nicolas Schmit (President-in-Office of the Council) answered the question O-000103/2015.
The President stated that it was not permissible to put blue-card questions to the Council.
The following spoke: Lars Adaktusson, on behalf of the PPE Group, Pier Antonio Panzeri, on behalf of the S&D Group, Mark Demesmaeker, on behalf of the ECR Group, Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Marie-Christine Vergiat, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Barbara Lochbihler, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, who refused to answer a blue-card question from Janusz Korwin-Mikke, Jonathan Arnott, on behalf of the EFDD Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Bill Etheridge, Therese Comodini Cachia, who refused to answer a blue-card question from Janusz Korwin-Mikke, Andi Cristea, Cecilia Wikström, Pablo Iglesias, Jean Lambert, Ignazio Corrao, who refused to answer a blue-card question from Janusz Korwin-Mikke, Stanislav Polčák, Ana Gomes, Takis Hadjigeorgiou, Anneliese Dodds, Edouard Martin and Csaba Molnár.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Jaromír Štětina, Doru-Claudian Frunzulică, Notis Marias, Kostas Chrysogonos, Igor Šoltes, Gerard Batten, Andrzej Grzyb, Caterina Chinnici, Karol Karski, Lynn Boylan, Fabio Massimo Castaldo and Ruža Tomašić.
The following spoke: Nicolas Schmit.
The motions for resolutions to be tabled under Rule 128(5) would be announced in the House at a later time.