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Lords Chamber
Fixed-term Parliaments Bill - Mon 16 May 2011
Wales Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Grocott (LAB - Life peer) The commitment of the Labour Party was to hold a referendum, not to tell people what to do, although - Speech Link
2: Lord Reid of Cardowan (LAB - Life peer) that might make it imperative to hold a referendum. - Speech Link
3: Lord Reid of Cardowan (LAB - Life peer) a commitment to a referendum on such a subject unless they knew the precise details of the referendum - Speech Link
4: None For example, the abolition of the monarchy or the secession of part of the United Kingdom are clearly - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill - Wed 27 Apr 2011
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (LAB - Life peer) We are, after all, in the middle of a rather riveting—at least on this side of the House—referendum and - Speech Link
2: Lord Kennedy of Southwark (LAB - Life peer) Maybe we should have the benefit of an inquiry into the proposals, or the option of a local referendum - Speech Link
3: Lord Shipley (LDEM - Life peer) That will lead in practice, because of the abolition of the police authority, to a democratic deficit - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
European Union Bill - Tue 22 Mar 2011
Department for International Development

Mentions:
1: Lord Williamson of Horton (CB - Life peer) involved, in one day, the abolition of millions—I repeat, millions—of forms and of oppressive customs - Speech Link
2: Lord Davies of Stamford (LAB - Life peer) hold a number of Ireland’s assets that we do not want to write off. - Speech Link
3: Lord Davies of Stamford (LAB - Life peer) it costs to run a referendum—with a referendum on the number of and system for appointing Commissioners - Speech Link
4: Baroness Quin (LAB - Life peer) of referendum requirements on such a large scale. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
North Africa and the Middle East - Thu 17 Mar 2011
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Rehman Chishti (CON - Gillingham and Rainham) , including a referendum on a constitution in 2001 and an elected Parliament? - Speech Link
2: Lord Hague of Richmond (CON - Life peer) a referendum on a new constitution. - Speech Link
3: Douglas Alexander (LAB - Paisley and Renfrewshire South) Reform towards a constitutional monarchy is being countenanced not only in Bahrain: in Morocco on 9 March - Speech Link
4: Bob Stewart (CON - Beckenham) of a dinosaur and I think that the lessons of Bosnia hold true.The military situation for the rebels - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Fixed-term Parliaments Bill - Tue 15 Mar 2011
Wales Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Howarth of Newport (LAB - Life peer) curious that the Government believe that it is appropriate to hold a referendum on changing the electoral - Speech Link
2: Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames (LDEM - Life peer) for a referendum on the Fixed-term Parliaments Bill and a separate referendum on the question of four - Speech Link
3: Lord Cormack (CON - Life peer) to a referendum he mentioned the abolition of the monarchy and the abolition of either House. - Speech Link
4: Lord Wallace of Tankerness (LDEM - Life peer) people go to the polls on 5 May, which is about six weeks away, and we could not hold a referendum in - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
European Union Bill - Tue 08 Mar 2011
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Denis MacShane (LAB - Rotherham) it would mean the abolition of Britain. - Speech Link
2: David Lidington (CON - Aylesbury) of the late and great Gwyneth Dunwoody on how to hold Ministers to account. - Speech Link
3: Douglas Alexander (LAB - Paisley and Renfrewshire South) , the Foreign Secretary was a fierce advocate of the avoidance of a referendum on the Maastricht treaty - Speech Link
4: John Redwood (CON - Wokingham) The first, to hold a referendum on any future transfer of power, is vital to try to secure some democratic - Speech Link
5: John Redwood (CON - Wokingham) power had been ebbing away from the monarchy—and the monarchy was invited back.I want no such violence - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Referendums: Constitution Committee Report - Tue 12 Oct 2010
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Baroness Quin (LAB - Life peer) to hold a referendum on massive council tax rises? - Speech Link
2: Baroness O'Loan (CB - Life peer) note there on the limitations of the use of a referendum. - Speech Link
3: Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank (LDEM - Life peer) The referendum was clearly a device to hold the Labour Party together and to stay in what became the - Speech Link
4: Lord McNally (LDEM - Life peer) Everybody is telling us that the relevant date will not be a very opportune time on which to hold a referendum - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Fixed-term Parliaments Bill - Mon 13 Sep 2010
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Nick Clegg (LDEM - Sheffield, Hallam) Instead of hyperventilating about the abolition of a Queen’s Speech, I hope the right hon. - Speech Link
2: Nick Clegg (LDEM - Sheffield, Hallam) The issue of combining polls came up last week when we were debating the decision to hold a referendum - Speech Link
3: Alec Shelbrooke (CON - Elmet and Rothwell) As has often been said, a local election tends to be seen as a referendum on the Government of the day - Speech Link
4: Jacob Rees-Mogg (CON - North East Somerset) a turnout threshold in a referendum on the alternative vote. - Speech Link
5: Eleanor Laing (CON - Epping Forest) Bill on a referendum on the alternative vote. - Speech Link