Lisbon Treaty (No. 3)

I accept my right hon. and learned Friend's argument about the à la carte Europe, although I suspect that his argument is like the curate's egg. Does he accept that although he is right in his criticisms of the way in which the European Court could function—as the European Scrutiny Committee has made clear—the heart of his argument is wrong, because the only way in which we would be able to ensure that the decisions were taken in the interests of the people whom we represent would be to override the Court, in certain circumstances, by the ““notwithstanding”” formula in the amendment that I have tabled?