Treaty Ratification Procedure

Part of Leader of the House – in the House of Commons at 10:30 am on 8 May 2008.

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Photo of Helen Goodman Helen Goodman Deputy Leader of the House of Commons 10:30, 8 May 2008

The hon. Gentleman has not taken account of the fact that European treaties will not be covered by the draft Constitutional Renewal Bill, because they have a higher barrier to pass. European treaties must be incorporated into a piece of legislation and go through all the normal legislative processes of the House, and that is precisely what the Government did with the Lisbon treaty.