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European Union (Amendment) Bill

My hon. Friend moves on to the terms of a referendum, which is beyond the scope of our debate on the instruction. Let me conclude with the words of a Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament. Five days ago, the hon. Member for Romsey (Sandra Gidley) wrote to a constituent that"““after much thought and consideration I have not been persuaded that the overall effect of the treaty is sufficiently different from the EU Constitution which was proposed prior to the last election. I am mindful of the promise I made at the last election which was to support a referendum on the Constitution. I will not use semantics to wriggle out of a promise so, unless something unforeseen happens, I intend to support the call for a referendum.””" What a pity that not all her colleagues are not prepared to"““use semantics to wriggle out of a promise.””" The House should reject the instruction.