To make provision for the holding of a referendum in the United Kingdom on the United Kingdom’s continued membership of the European Union.
House of Lords
2 May 2012
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The Referendum (European Union) Bill would set up a legal framework for a nationwide referendum on whether the United Kingdom should remain a member of the European Union. It would specify how the referendum would be run and how the result would be treated by government and Parliament.
The bill is currently at the 2nd reading stage in the Lords and has not yet progressed to the House of Commons.
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27 Jul 2010
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