Proceeding contribution from Edward Leigh (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 7 December 2010. It occurred during Debate on bill on European Union Bill.
European Union Bill
But is not the argument between my right hon. Friends precisely the problem? Surely Parliament must be sovereign because the people must be sovereign. What will happen in future if there is some row about whether a referendum should take place or not once the Bill becomes law? Will not our affairs then become justiciable? Is that not an attack on the sovereignty of Parliament, which we must believe in?
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- 520 c194
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- 2010-12
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- EU law European Union Powers Referendums Parliamentary scrutiny Sovereignty Treaties Treaty of Lisbon
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- European Union Bill 2010-12
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