National Referendum on the European Union

Part of Backbench Business — [34th Allotted Day] – in the House of Commons at 5:16 pm on 24 October 2011.

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Photo of Douglas Alexander Douglas Alexander Shadow Foreign Secretary 5:16, 24 October 2011

First, the inconvenient truth for the hon. Gentleman is that there is no EU constitution. It was rejected by the Dutch and French voters. Secondly, if I recall properly, the newest member of the Cabinet, the Transport Secretary, is on record as having written a letter confirming the cross-party nature of support for the steps that were taken. In that sense, the hon. Gentleman might be better directing his question to the newest member of the Cabinet.