Proceeding contribution from Lord Richard (Labour) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 26 April 2011. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on European Union Bill.
European Union Bill
My Lords, I can promise my noble friend one thing: if such a referendum were to take place, the turnout would be absolutely minimal. I do not understand how in those circumstances anybody could conceivably rely on that result as providing balance vis-à-vis the argument that the European Community is at the moment unpopular and deserves to become more popular.
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- Proceeding contribution
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- 727 c37
- Session
- 2010-12
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- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- EU law Legislation European communities Referendums Parliamentary scrutiny Sovereignty Treaties Treaty on European Union UK membership of EU Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union European Court of Justice EU aid Treaty of Lisbon
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- European Union Bill 2010-12
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