I hear the hon. Gentleman's point, but the difficulty is that article 20(2) covers much more than just that matter. As I said, it covers the likelihood of citizens of other EU states being allowed to vote in our national elections. There is real concern about that, and there would be a drive and desire for citizens of the UK to have their say if the EU ever sought to allow it.
European Union Bill
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David Nuttall
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 25 January 2011.
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