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Proceeding contribution from Lord Davies of Stamford (Labour) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 5 April 2011. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on European Union Bill.


European Union Bill

I ought not to be satisfied by that; when we are drafting legislation in this place, we should try to make it as complete as possible, just as one should with any legal document. We are after all talking about the laws of the land. The Minister may be brave enough to say that he himself cannot anticipate this possibility, but we know that possibilities can arise that were never anticipated even by the most brilliant minds. Surely we should just have legislation that makes it clear that there would never be the absurdity of the people of the United Kingdom having to vote in a referendum on a matter that affected Gibraltar alone.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
726 c1683-4 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Crown dependencies British overseas territories EU law European communities Gibraltar Judicial review Referendums Sovereignty Treaties Treaty on European Union UK membership of EU Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Legislation
European Union Bill 2010-12
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk