National Referendum on the European Union

Part of Backbench Business — [34th Allotted Day] – in the House of Commons at 4:32 pm on 24 October 2011.

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Photo of Martin Horwood Martin Horwood Liberal Democrat, Cheltenham 4:32, 24 October 2011

The hon. Gentleman will know, as I am sure he read the Liberal Democrat manifesto very carefully, that we committed to an in/out referendum at the time of a fundamental shift. That is why we supported an in/out referendum and proposed one in this Chamber at the time of the Lisbon treaty. Perhaps he can explain why every one of his then Conservative colleagues voted against that motion.