Proceeding contribution from Adam Afriyie (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 27 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 making a clear and eloquent case. He has cited Edmund Burke, and it seems to me that, if, under the treaty, we wished to negotiate a policy that had been proposed by the European Commission, the only way to state our negotiating position with any strength would, in many cases, be to threaten to use the European Communities Act 1972. The treaty might well lead to the break-up of the European Union, rather than to the furtherance of the Union that is desired.
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- 472 c1189
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- 2007-08
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- Constitutions EU law European Union European communities EU integration Referendums Sovereignty Treaties Treaty on European Union UK membership of EU
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- European Communities Act 1972
- European Union (Amendment) Bill 2007-08
- Bill of Rights 1689
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