§ Mr. DorrellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which member states of the European Union are committed to holding a referendum on the proposed European Constitution. [166119]
§ Mr. MacShaneA new EU treaty would need to be ratified according to the individual constitutional traditions and requirements of each of the member states. All 25 member states would have to ratify before a Constitutional Treaty would come into effect. Only a few member states have made a formal announcement on whether they intend to hold a referendum on the outcome of the Intergovernmental Conference. Of these, three have declared they will hold a referendum: Ireland. Denmark and Luxembourg. Most countries have yet to make a decision.