Orders of the Day — Referendum Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 11:19 am on 21 February 1992.

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Photo of Mr Tristan Garel-Jones Mr Tristan Garel-Jones , Watford 11:19, 21 February 1992

Surely my hon. Friend must share my confidence in the ability, not just of our party but of this Parliament and the British people, to win that argument in Europe. Of course, the argument goes on and some people in Europe still dream of a unitary super-state. There is nothing sinful about that. The Conservative party and Parliament as a whole are confident that we can win that debate, which is far from over. My hon. Friend will recall that, during the intergovernmental conference, the presidency presented a text that was a federalist tract. He will also recall that that text was supported by only two of 12 member states, so the argument is far from lost. We can and will win it.