Does the previous intervention not underline why we need my hon. Friend's amendment? There might be no doubt in our minds that Parliament is sovereign and that the functions and powers to which he has just referred are simply delegated to the European Union by this sovereign House, but because such misunderstandings exist, it is time for the House to make a clear declaration that sovereignty and ultimate legal authority still rest with the House of Commons.
European Union Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Bernard Jenkin
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 11 January 2011.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on European Union Bill.
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