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Proceeding contribution from Lord Hunt of Wirral (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 11 June 2008. It occurred during Debate on bill on European Union (Amendment) Bill.


European Union (Amendment) Bill

My Lords, I realise the noble Baroness is anxious to intervene, but let me just explain. The 2004 leaflet explains how the constitutional treaty will allow the enlarged European Union to work more effectively and efficiently. The marvellous Foreign and Commonwealth Office produced these two documents. There was probably a very overworked, overstretched individual there who simply took most of the text of the leaflet to explain the European constitution and transposed it into the leaflet explaining the treaty of Lisbon. Let those who say that they are completely different documents compare these two explanatory leaflets.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
702 c643 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Citizenship China Education Judiciary EU law Information Energy European Union Flags EU common foreign and security policy EU institutions Oil Referendums Parliamentary scrutiny Public participation UK membership of EU European Court of Justice Treaty of Lisbon EU presidency EU trade European External Action Service
Legislation
European Union (Amendment) Bill 2007-08
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk