EU: European Justice and Home Affairs Powers

Debate between Lord Wood of Anfield and Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Monday 15th October 2012

(12 years, 6 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Bowness Portrait Lord Bowness
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My Lords—

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon Portrait Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
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My Lords, if we take the Labour Benches and then we will move back to the Cross Benches and the government Benches.

Lord Wood of Anfield Portrait Lord Wood of Anfield
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My Lords, in the event that we opt out and then persuade 26 other EU countries of the importance of us opting back in on an individual item, would the act of opting back in trigger a referendum under the Government’s own legislation?

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