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Treaty of Lisbon (No. 7)

Proceeding contribution from James Clappison (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 26 February 2008. It occurred during Debates on treaty on Treaty of Lisbon (No. 7).
I take it that the Minister is referring to the very important provision—I believe it is article 48—that enables the European Council to move from unanimity to QMV in a wide area of decision making. The Government originally opposed that at the time of their 2003 White Paper, saying that it would undermine the role of national Parliaments. Why have they changed their mind?
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
472 c938 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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