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Proceeding contribution from Lord Deben (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 6 February 2008. It occurred during Debate on treaty on Treaty of Lisbon (No. 4).


Treaty of Lisbon (No. 4)

Does the right hon. Gentleman agree that Baroness Thatcher fought for qualified majority voting precisely because she knew that none of those matters could be carried through unless we all moved together? Is it not also true that qualified majority voting gives greater power to individual nations than the veto, because everyone else knows that they could be steamrollered if they do not join a common enterprise together?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
471 c979-80 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Competition European Union EU internal trade EU integration EU institutions Treaties European Commission Treaty of Lisbon
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk