Proceeding contribution from Lord Goodhart (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Monday, 16 May 2011. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on European Union Bill.
European Union Bill
Again, is it not distinctly possible that QMV would have considerable benefits for the United Kingdom? With unanimity, things that we want to do can be blocked by another member state. Is it not best to have the decision about whether to go for QMV taken by Parliament?
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- 727 c1246
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- 2010-12
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- House of Lords chamber
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- Defence Legislation European communities Euro Powers Referendums Parliamentary scrutiny Money Sovereignty Treaties Reform Treaty on European Union UK membership of EU Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
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- European Union Bill 2010-12
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