Referendum On UK Membership Of The European Union

EDM number 1083 in 2007-08, proposed by Nick Clegg on 29/02/2008.
Categorised under the topic of EU law and treaties.

That this House notes that there has been no referendum on the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union since 1975; further notes that there is widespread public demand for such a referendum; believes that such a referendum will improve the country's standing in Europe by clarifying whether the British people have a long term commitment to the European Union and will force off the fence those political parties that seek to obscure from the public their true policy towards Europe; notes that it has not had an opportunity as part of the deliberation on the European Union (Amendment) Bill to debate and vote on proposals for a referendum on the United Kingdom's continued membership of the European Union; and calls on the Government to make time for such a debate as a matter of urgency.

This motion has been signed by a total of 63 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Nicholas Clegg	29/02/2008	Sheffield, Hallam	Liberal Democrat	Proposed
Vincent Cable	29/02/2008	Twickenham	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Edward Davey	29/02/2008	Kingston & Surbiton	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Simon Hughes	29/02/2008	North Southwark & Bermondsey	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
David Howarth	29/02/2008	Cambridge	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Paul Burstow	29/02/2008	Sutton & Cheam	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Richard Younger-Ross	29/02/2008	Teignbridge	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Hemming	29/02/2008	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Danny Alexander	29/02/2008	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jeremy Browne	29/02/2008	Taunton	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lorely Burt	29/02/2008	Solihull	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Phil Willis	29/02/2008	Harrogate & Knaresborough	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Roger Williams	29/02/2008	Brecon & Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Steve Webb	29/02/2008	Northavon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Thurso	29/02/2008	Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Sarah Teather	29/02/2008	Brent East	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Matthew Taylor	29/02/2008	Truro & St Austell	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew Stunell	29/02/2008	Hazel Grove	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Tim Farron	29/02/2008	Westmorland & Lonsdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lynne Featherstone	29/02/2008	Hornsey & Wood Green	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Julia Goldsworthy	29/02/2008	Falmouth & Camborne	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Willie Rennie	29/02/2008	Dunfermline & Fife West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Hunter	29/02/2008	Cheadle	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jennifer Willott	29/02/2008	Cardiff Central	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Williams	29/02/2008	Ceredigion	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Stephen Williams	29/02/2008	Bristol West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Rowen	29/02/2008	Rochdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Daniel Rogerson	29/02/2008	North Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Greg Mulholland	29/02/2008	Leeds North West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jo Swinson	29/02/2008	East Dunbartonshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Leech	29/02/2008	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Susan Kramer	29/02/2008	Richmond Park	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Martin Horwood	29/02/2008	Cheltenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Beith	29/02/2008	Berwick-upon-Tweed	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Barrett	29/02/2008	Edinburgh West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Norman Baker	29/02/2008	Lewes	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Norman Lamb	29/02/2008	North Norfolk	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Charles Kennedy	29/02/2008	Ross, Skye & Lochaber	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Keetch	29/02/2008	Hereford	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Christopher Huhne	29/02/2008	Eastleigh	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Holmes	29/02/2008	Chesterfield	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Heath	29/02/2008	Somerton & Frome	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Nick Harvey	29/02/2008	North Devon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Evan Harris	29/02/2008	Oxford West & Abingdon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Robert Smith	29/02/2008	Aberdeenshire West & Kincardine	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Adrian Sanders	29/02/2008	Torbay	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Bob Russell	29/02/2008	Colchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Reid	29/02/2008	Argyll & Bute	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Laws	29/02/2008	Yeovil	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Michael Moore	29/02/2008	Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mike Hancock	29/02/2008	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Sandra Gidley	29/02/2008	Romsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew George	29/02/2008	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Don Foster	29/02/2008	Bath	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alistair Carmichael	29/02/2008	Orkney & Shetland	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Menzies Campbell	29/02/2008	Fife North East	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Malcolm Bruce	29/02/2008	Gordon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Annette Brooke	29/02/2008	Mid Dorset & North Poole	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Colin Breed	29/02/2008	South East Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Tom Brake	29/02/2008	Carshalton & Wallington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lembit	29/02/2008	Montgomeryshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Oaten	29/02/2008	Winchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Pugh	29/02/2008	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed

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