European Union Bill (Programme)(No. 2) Debate
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Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston
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European Union Bill (Programme)(No. 2)
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Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston) (Lab)
The accession of new member states can be fairly insignificant numerically, but there could be an extremely large new member state, with a population probably larger than Germany’s. For the House to pass a Bill such as this without having reached the point of discussing the matter would be an abdication of duty. Will the Minister undertake that, should we not reach that point today, he will find time for the House to return to the matter for however long it takes?