New Clause 11 — Provision for further referendum

Part of NHS Acute Medical and Surgical Services (Working Time Directive) – in the House of Commons at 6:45 pm on 1 February 2011.

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Photo of Martin Horwood Martin Horwood Liberal Democrat, Cheltenham 6:45, 1 February 2011

I am afraid that what the hon. Gentleman is proposing is not what was in the Liberal Democrat manifesto. The question is, what should trigger a referendum? In our view, it should be a substantial transfer of power. His new clause suggests that it should be the loss of a previous referendum, presumably only weeks or months before.