"My Lords, I suggest that there are two rather key points that the noble Lord has not addressed. One is that no other country in the European Union grants a vote in a referendum to foreign citizens, even EU citizens. The fact that most other referenda are on rather smaller …..." Lord Green of Deddington - View Speech
"My Lords, in that case, how is it that no other European country allows foreign citizens to vote in their referenda?..." Lord Green of Deddington - View Speech
"I apologise for interrupting the noble Lord, but does he accept that mine was a point of fact, not an accusation?..." Lord Green of Deddington - View Speech
"I made it clear to noble Lords that that calculation was based on the Labour Force Survey, which as they will know is a survey and is therefore subject to some variation. However, when the noble Lord talks about 1.9 million he is talking about a lot of people who …..." Lord Green of Deddington - View Speech
"My Lords, 20 minutes ago, we thought that we would try to get this done tonight. Do your Lordships want to proceed or would you rather do it on Monday?..." Lord Green of Deddington - View Speech