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European Union (Amendment) Bill

I want to return to remarks made by the noble Lord, Lord Waddington, in moving the amendment. He said that one party would pledge to renegotiate the Lisbon treaty if it was ratified. Am I correct in thinking that he was implying that it would be the Conservative Party? If so, perhaps I may address a question to the Conservative Front Bench and ask the noble Lords, Lord Howell or Lord Hunt, whether they agree that it is Conservative policy to renegotiate the Lisbon treaty. I think that the Committee would be interested to know whether that is the case. I also wanted to go back briefly to what I believe is the substance of the amendment.