I do not know whether my hon. Friend the Member for Caerphilly and I will agree about amendment 5, as we did on the wording of amendment 17. Does my hon. Friend the Member for Ilford South intend to introduce a private Member’s Bill to make voting compulsory in this country? My impression is that what he wants broadcasters and print media to produce would completely turn off the British people by forcing politics down their throats. If anything is guaranteed to ensure that people do not vote in the referendum, it is this amendment.
European Union (Referendum) Bill
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Jim Fitzpatrick
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Friday, 29 November 2013.
It occurred during Debate on bills on European Union (Referendum) Bill.
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