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Proceeding contribution from Lord Pearson of Rannoch (UK Independence Party) in the House of Lords on Monday, 12 May 2008. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on European Union (Amendment) Bill.

European Union (Amendment) Bill

moved Amendment No. 27: 27: Clause 2, page 1, line 12, after ““excluding”” insert— ““(i) Article 1, paragraph 58, inserting a new Article 49A TEU, relating to withdrawal from the Union; and (ii) ”” The noble Lord said: It is the fluffy end of the lollipop—Lord Pearson of Rannoch. My noble friends and I tabled this amendment to cancel the new arrangements in the treaty for a country to withdraw from the European Union. Our reason for doing so is that the new procedure appears to make it more difficult to leave the EU than at present.

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Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
701 c821-2 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Common fisheries policy Competition Customs European Union International cooperation Government assistance EU economic policy EU institutions Treaties NATO European Court of Justice EU defence policy Treaty of Lisbon EU trade
Legislation
European Union (Amendment) Bill 2007-08
Link
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