I entirely agree with the noble Lord, and with the point that has been made widely, that all the information on both sides should be put forward in a referendum, but I do not see why that should be in this Bill, which is about the mechanism of a referendum. I remind the noble Lord that the Prime Minister said that he himself favours continued membership of the EU. If the Prime Minister recommends continued membership of the EU, is it conceivable that he will not spell out the advantages of being a member of the EU before a referendum is held? He is bound to do that.
European Union (Referendum) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Lamont of Lerwick
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Friday, 31 January 2014.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on European Union (Referendum) Bill.
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