I do not have the page before me, but in the EU Committee report which we debated at the same time as Second Reading there was a reference to a Commission official saying that double-hatting was not an issue at present, but that it might well become a live issue in the near future. I seem to remember that that was said in the report.
European Union (Amendment) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Waddington
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 22 April 2008.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on European Union (Amendment) Bill.
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