Does the Minister not agree that the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Hannay, is in fact a misunderstanding of the purpose of this Bill and that his remarks and the remarks of so many of those who oppose this Bill still relate to overwhelming ownership by government of all these decisions? The purpose of the Bill is to bring the British public and the voter into that decision-making process. The focus of the Bill is in fact quite different.
European Union Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne
(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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