Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Ron Leighton (Labour), on Tuesday, 26 November 1991, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 13 members in total.

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ASSURANCES GIVEN DURING THE 1975 REFERENDUM

That this House notes that in the manifesto issued by the Government of the day to every household in the country during the 1975 referendum, it was stated that there was a threat to employment in Britain from the movement in the Common Market towards an economic and monetary union and that this could have forced the country to accept fixed exchange rates for the pound, restricting industrial growth and so putting jobs at risk and that this threat had been removed; notes that this implies there would be no economic and monetary union; notes that the manifesto also stated that no important new policy can be decided in Brussels or anywhere else without the consent of a British Minister answerable to a British Government and British Parliament; further notes that this manifesto stated that it was the Council of Ministers, and not the Market's officials, who took the important decisions, that these decisions could be taken only if all the members of the Council agreed and that the Ministers representing Britain could veto any proposal for a new law or new tax if he considered it to be against British interests; realises that this ruled out political union; and, in view of these clear assurances, notes that the 1975 referendum gives no mandate to sign the new treaties at Maastricht, rather the reverse.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

ASSURANCES GIVEN DURING THE 1975 REFERENDUM (266A1)

The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Ron Brown (primary, Labour) and tabled on Thursday, 5 December 1991. It has been signed by 1 members in total.

at end add 'which places the responsibility on Labour and trade union activists to campaign against further absorption into this big business club.'.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

266 

266A1 

Session

1991-92

Subjects

EU integration Economic and monetary union Referendums

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk