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Subject: Referendum on EU treaty change

I've started an e-petition calling for a referendum on the radical EU treaty change quietly agreed through European Council Decision 2011/199/EU of March 25th 2011.
 
The e-petition is here:
 
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/33825
 
and it reads as follows:
 
"That notwithstanding any provision of the European Union Act 2011 the planned European Union (Approval of Treaty Amendment Decision) Bill should include provision for a UK referendum on the relevant EU treaty change, that agreed by EU leaders through European Council Decision 2011/199/EU of March 25th 2011."
 
The introductory phrase alludes to the fact that on October 13th 2010 Hague invoked his so-called "referendum lock" to deny us a referendum on the EU treaty change, which is appended to this statement he laid before Parliament:
 
http://www.fco.gov.uk/resources/en/pdf/eu-section5-statement
 
Unlike the previous e-petition system, the names of signatories are not made public.
 
Lord Howell has wasted no time introducing the Bill into the Lords this morning:
 
http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/news/latest-news/?view=News&id=763088582
 
I'm happy to provide further background details on request.