UK Parliament / Open data

European Union (Amendment) Bill

While it is important for the Foreign Secretary to set out what he thinks are the differences, are we not as a party up against one fundamental fact—that the voters out there think that they were promised a vote on what we are discussing? Given that four out of 10 voters decided not to vote at the last election and that we were returned by only 21 per cent. of the total electorate, does he think that what we are proposing will help to push up the turnout or not?
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
472 c1782;472 c1780 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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