European Union (Amendment) Bill

I think my noble friend had something to do with the drafting of the Maastricht treaty. Does he remember whether the words in that treaty were, "““which might in time lead to a common defence””?" We have here: "““This will lead to a common defence, when the European Council, acting unanimously, so decides””." Would my noble friend agree that that is a very important example of the way this project proceeds step by step, piece by piece, as a ““salami slicer””, in the words of my noble friend Lord Tebbit?