I, too, have a copy of the coalition agreement in front of me. While the noble Lord is right in what he says about bullet point three, he is very selective in his interpretation of what to pick and choose, because he does not notice that bullet point four says: "““We will examine the case for a United Kingdom Sovereignty Bill to make it clear that ultimate authority remains in Parliament””."
If the noble Lord had been watching the news, and was aware of government statements in the year since the coalition agreement was made, he would know that no sovereignty Bill is about to be introduced into either House of Parliament but that the areas where there might be changes in sovereignty—in other words, a transfer of power and competencies—might be covered for the use of referendums.
European Union Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness Falkner of Margravine
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 16 May 2011.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on European Union Bill.
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