HL Deb 30 March 1972 vol 329 c1198WA
LORD BARNBY

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will define the meanings respectively of (a) plebiscite and (b) referendum.

LORD WINDLESHAM

Except when used in legislation or official legal documents, it is for dictionaries, not for the Government, to provide definitions.

House adjourned, for the Easter Recess, at thirteen minutes before one o'clock, until Tuesday, 18th April, 1972.