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Proceeding contribution from David Howarth (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Monday, 1 February 2010. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill.

Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill

I do not accept the premise of the hon. Gentleman's argument, because I do not know how we would measure a percentage of laws. Nor do I accept that laws passed in Europe are not passed by this country—that is also wrong, because this country passed an Act of Parliament allowing it to happen. The fundamental question is who should be in the legislature of this country when it passes something like the European Communities Act 1972. Such a person should have a degree of commitment to living in this country.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
505 c122 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Complaints Disciplinary proceedings Criminal proceedings Appeals Capital gains tax Conduct Allowances Constitutional and administrative law House of Lords House of Commons Disqualification Income tax European Parliament members Inheritance tax Domicil Overpayments Pay Public appointments Pensions Members Members' interests Ministers Peers Parliament Pension funds Standards Taxation Committee on Standards and Privileges Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority Commissioner for Parliamentary Investigations
Legislation
Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill 2008-09 to 2009-10
Link
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