As a former Minister, the right hon. Gentleman will recall that civil servants always insist that when legislation states ““may””, it means ““will””.
European Union (Amendment) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Kelvin Hopkins
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 30 January 2008.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on European Union (Amendment) Bill.
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