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Proceeding contribution from David Lidington (Conservative) 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

There is a principle in the interpretation of the law that the singular can include the plural. If the wording proved to be an obstacle to what the Government of the day and the Electoral Commission considered to be the best way to operate a referendum, it would certainly be open for a change to be made in the Bill authorising the referendum. I am prepared to have a look at that question between now and Report. I am reasonably confident that we would not run into the problems that the right hon. Gentleman described, but I am prepared to seek detailed advice and come back to it on Report.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
522 c257 
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
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk