Proceeding contribution from Doug Henderson (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 20 February 2008. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HC) on European Union (Amendment) Bill.
European Union (Amendment) Bill
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. If there is a common position, the United Kingdom or any other of the 27 can decide how loquacious to be in reinforcing that position at whatever United Nations committee it happens to be. If there is no such position—that will happen on occasions; it would have happened in the original debates on Iraq, for instance—the United Kingdom will have the same access to the United Nations as at the moment. If the Opposition's amendments are more than probing ones, their arguments will have to be better than those put forward by their Front Benchers.
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- 2007-08
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- EU enlargement European Union European communities EU common foreign and security policy EU institutions Treaties United Nations Treaty on European Union Russia EU defence policy Treaty of Lisbon EU presidency
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- European Union (Amendment) Bill 2007-08
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