Committee (8th Day)

Part of European Union Bill – in the House of Lords at 11:30 am on 25 May 2011.

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Photo of Lord Davies of Stamford Lord Davies of Stamford Labour 11:30, 25 May 2011

I was invited to comment before I sat down, so I shall. I am grateful for the Minister's intervention and, in particular, for his comment, which is now on the record and which many of us will be pleased to hear, that he does not exclude treaty change in future. As he knows, the drift of my argument this morning has been that it is wrong to make the distinction between changes in decisions and changes in voting procedures. Often the best way to get the right decision will be via a change in the voting method. That is exactly the argument that I was making. I do not need to repeat myself, because I know that the noble Lord always listens to my comments with the greatest attention.