HC Deb 25 May 1971 vol 818 cc112-3W
Mr. Elystan Morgan

asked the Attorney-General if he will make a statement concerning the power of Parliament to repeal at a subsequent date any decision which was made by way of resolution or legislation directed to affecting the entry of the United Kingdom into the European Economic Community.

The Attorney-General

There are no present legal restrictions on the power of Parliament to undo its own actions, but such a step taken unilaterally would not in any foreseeable circumstances be consistent with the international obligations which the United Kingdom would have assumed upon joining the European Communities.

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