European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill
Debate between Lord Kerr of Kinlochard and Lord Lisvane
Committee: 1st sitting (Hansard): House of Lords
Friday 6th September 2019
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Friday 6th September 2019
(5 years, 2 months ago)
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Lord Kerr of Kinlochard
That is absolutely out of the question. The treaty language, including in Article 50, is absolutely clear that it is for the member state to proceed under its own constitutional procedures. That is specifically spelled out, including in Article 50. The idea that the European Union would interfere in our domestic decision-taking constitutional arrangements is out of the question.
Lord Lisvane (CB)
My Lords, on a slightly more pedantic level, I will try to assist the noble Viscount, Lord Trenchard, with his earlier question. I think he thought that Lords sitting days had not been statutorily defined. They are actually defined in Section 13(16)—