European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill
Debate between Lord Turner of Ecchinswell and Viscount Ridley
Report stage (Hansard - continued): House of Lords
Tuesday 7th March 2017
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Tuesday 7th March 2017
(7 years, 8 months ago)
Lords ChamberRead Full debate European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017 View all European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017 Debates Read Hansard Text Read Debate Ministerial Extracts Amendment Paper: HL Bill 108-I Marshalled list for Report (PDF, 67KB) - (3 Mar 2017)
Viscount Ridley (Con)
I wonder whether the noble Lord has picked up his notes for the wrong speech. He seems to be talking about a second referendum.
Lord Turner of Ecchinswell
I am going to come very shortly and briefly to why I think these arguments mean that we should have a parliamentary debate. I do not think it would be appropriate to commit now to a future referendum, because I do not think we can know now what the meaning of a no vote in a future referendum would be. Would it be a vote against a result that was too soft or too hard?