One of the difficulties that will always arise is the question of how one compels a Government to do that. Does my hon. Friend agree that it is probably the case that if a Government refused to hold a referendum, a citizen could go to the courts under judicial review and get an order requiring the Government to do it? That is the safeguard, and it is a considerable one for the citizenry as a whole.
Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill
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Viscount Hailsham
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 19 January 2010.
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