Outcome of the European Union Referendum
Tuesday, 5 July 2016
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Lords
Tuesday, 5 July 2016
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Lords
My Lords, the main reason why I want to leave the European Union is because I want to restore as ...
My Lords, I wish to explore the question raised in this House by the noble Lord, Lord Butler of B...
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My Lords, the decisive event for Britain in Europe in the 1970s was not the 1975 referendum but t...
My Lords, I speak as a committed European who regrets the breach with the European Union, accepts...
My Lords, it is an honour to follow the speech of the noble Baroness. I must say, having listened...
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Howell of Guildford. At number 82 on th...
My Lords, I have been asked to contribute to this debate with regard to the law and order impact ...
Does the noble Lord not agree that actually our European neighbours—still partners but about to b...
Clearly, both the UK and the European Union would be the poorer without having these arrangements...
My Lords, it is said that you must know where you come from to know where you are going. Sadly, t...
My Lords, tonight Wales is playing, and we all hope it will win. But if by chance it loses, I tak...
My Lords, in retrospect and in the light of 52:48—or more or less half for in and half for out—it...
My Lords, we have had some amazing speeches during the last couple of days. The most reverend Pri...
My Lords, many speakers in the last few days have used the word “historic” about the vote on 23 J...
My Lords, I never thought in 1972, when I was opposing entry to the EEC, that I would still be al...
My Lords, much was said in the referendum campaign about the sovereignty of Parliament. Yesterday...
My Lords, I speak for the Liberal Democrats on energy and climate change and it is to that portfo...
My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow a Liberal Democrat, because they seem to be a little u...
My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Hamilton, spoke about divisions, and divisions in the economy. To ...
My Lords, as a lifetime committed pro-European, I have spoken increasingly over the past five or ...
My Lords, we have heard some outstanding speeches in this debate. The contributions of the Leader...
My Lords, I want to address two issues. The first is the question of British nationals living in ...
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness. I find myself in agreement with some of ...
The noble Lord said he was going to have respect for the other side of the argument, and I apprec...
I have no doubt about the noble Lord’s enthusiasm for the European Union; it has been plain over ...
My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Cavendish of Furness, will understand that I cannot agree with mos...
My Lords, it is a huge pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Andrews—what a superb speech.<...
My Lords, this referendum should never have been called. It was called for narrow, tactical reaso...
My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Low, and the preceding speaker, my good and noble f...
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Chidgey, although I disagree with just ...
I am pleased to follow the noble Lord, Lord Framlingham, although I disagree with almost—no, with...
If this referendum is regarded as advisory and the decision is not implemented, what course have ...
I am suggesting that the referendum is advisory, but the British Government should start working ...
My Lords, the referendum is done. No matter the analysis and debate about what was said in the pr...
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady O’Loan, with whom I agree on a numb...
My Lords, in the time available I will comment on the referendum campaign, on the use of referend...
My Lords, it is a pleasure and a privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord Norton—and just as he s...
My Lords, when I saw that I was to be preceded by the noble Lord, Lord Desai, I knew it would be ...
My Lords, I am Eurosceptic at best. Although I was very pleased to have the opportunity to vote o...
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Earl and I hope to pick up on some of his points d...
My Lords, I am happy to follow the speech of the noble Baroness, Lady Quin, and I recognise much ...
My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Jolly, because she mentioned somethin...
I am drawing to a close. Would their achievement reduce the gap between the benefits that we get ...
My Lords, it is customary in your Lordships’ House to say how pleased and honoured one is to foll...
My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Inglewood, just pointed out that it is conventional to say how gla...
My Lords, I thank all contributors to the debate. It has been an amazing and lengthy debate, and ...
My Lords, this has been an extraordinary debate, in the best sense of the word, and one that befi...
I am sure my noble friend understands that, by talking about this guarantee in the future, she ha...
My Lords, as I said, I do not think that I am in a position to invent new policy at the Dispatch ...