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Proceeding contribution from Lord Dodds of Duncairn (Democratic Unionist Party) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 25 January 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HC) on European Union Bill.

European Union Bill

I agree with the point made by the hon. Member for Bury North (Mr Nuttall), and the Minister has said that it will be taken into account, but the clause states that"““a separate question must be included on the ballot paper””—" singular. If this clause is passed in its current form, we will not have the flexibility or freedom to have a separate arrangement. Having separate ballots is a good idea, given the experience in Scotland at the last Assembly and parliamentary elections, when the fact that there were different elections on the same ballot paper was the problem.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
522 c256 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Crime Administration of justice Common fisheries policy Crown dependencies British overseas territories Fisheries EU law Electoral Commission European communities Gibraltar Economic situation EU action Economic and monetary union Northern Ireland Prosecutions Referendums Loans Peers Scotland Sovereignty Republic of Ireland Treaties Security Reform Wales UK membership of EU European financial stabilisation mechanism
Legislation
European Union Bill 2010-12
Link
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