A Bill to require the holding of a referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union; and for connected purposes.
The Bill would require the Government to hold a referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union. It makes provision for the conduct and financing of the referendum and stipulates the question to be asked.
House of Commons
12 April 2010
This bill would require the government to hold a nationwide referendum on the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union. It sets out how the referendum should be run, how it is funded, and specifies the question to be asked.
The bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it would move to committee stage for detailed consideration.
Generated 21 February 2026
This Bill was presented, through the ballot procedure, to Parliament on 16 December 2009. This is known as First Reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
The Second reading date for this Bill has not been named therefore the Bill has been dropped and will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
