It was a perfectly right intervention but that does not actually give powers to compel. It says that the countries shall do it but there is no mechanism at the moment to insist that they do it. That is the issue.
European Union Bill
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Lord Deben
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 3 May 2011.
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Debate on bills on European Union Bill.
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