European Union (Accessions) Bill

There was no intention that Members of the House would not be able to scrutinise the Bill to the degree that one would wish. I am aware that important meetings are taking place with parliamentarians from other places, as well as parliamentarians from this place. Indeed, yesterday I had the opportunity to address the chairs of foreign affairs committees from across the EU. I can assure the House that, not least because of the level of consensus on enlargement that the House has enjoyed in the past, it is from the wilder shores of conspiracy to suggest that the tabling was intentional.