EU Constitution (Hansard, 14 January 2003)

HC Deb 14 January 2003 vol 397 c514W 514W

§ Mr. Swayne
To ask the Prime Minister if a decision to adopt a constitution for the EU will first be the subject of a referendum in the United Kingdom. [90680]

§ The Prime Minister
A new constitutional treaty would need to be ratified according to the individual constitutional arrangements in each of the member states. As with all previous EU treaties, any new treaty would be subject to rigorous scrutiny by Parliament before the UK could ratify it.