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Proceeding contribution from Lord Liddle (Labour) in the House of Lords on Monday, 23 May 2011. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on European Union Bill.

European Union Bill

For the sake of accuracy about what happened, is the noble Lord not aware of the fact that in France a major part of the no vote on the constitutional treaty was because of the argument that that treaty was not sufficiently social? People like Laurent Fabius made it part of their campaign that, ““It’s not that we’re against Europe, it’s that this isn’t for a sufficiently social Europe””. In that sense, the argument was right; this was a vote not against Europe but against a particular view of Europe.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
727 c1615 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Crime Administration of justice EU law Electoral Commission Legislation European communities EU justice and home affairs Powers Newspaper press Referendums Parliamentary scrutiny Sovereignty Treaties Reform Treaty on European Union UK membership of EU Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union Treaty of Lisbon
Legislation
European Communities Act 1972
European Union Bill 2010-12
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk