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European Union (Amendment) Bill

The right hon. Gentleman seems to be reading the provisions in a very different way from the way in which I am reading them. The second paragraph of article 24 (1) on page 19 of the consolidated texts states:"““The common foreign and security policy… shall be defined and implemented by the European Council and the Council acting unanimously””" —end of quotation. [Interruption.] I will complete the quotation if Members want me to. After ““unanimously””, it continues"““except where the Treaties provide otherwise.””" End of quotation. Perhaps the right hon. Gentleman could tell us where the treaties provide otherwise. It seems to me that what I have read out suggests it is a question of implementation as well as defining.