division_name: Referendums
motion: <p class="indent" pid="c709.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes">That the draft European Union Referendum (Date of Referendum etc.) Regulations 2016, which were laid before this House on <phrase class="date" code="2016-02-22">22 February</phrase>, be approved.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c711.0/3" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;does not pose a significant risk to a well-run referendum&#8221;.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c712.5/2" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;at least six weeks after the date of the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish elections&#8221;.&#8212;[Official Report, <phrase class="date" code="2016-01-12">12 January</phrase> 2016; Vol. 604, c. 683.]</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c715.2/2" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;We believe that holding a referendum as early as June will mean that a significant part of the referendum campaign will necessarily run in parallel with those elections and risks confusing issues at a moment when clarity is required.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c720.0/4" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;Referendum campaign periods overlap with May election campaign periods if the referendum period is held on any date in June&#8221;.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c720.0/9" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;It is for the Devolved Administrations to consider any restrictions on their own referendum-related activity&#8221;.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c728.6/3" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;It is open to the Vote Leave family to create separate legal entities each of which could spend &#163;700k: Vote Leave will be able to spend as much money as is necessary to win the referendum.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="c730.1/9" pwmotiontext="yes">The House divided:</p>
  
  <p pid="c730.1/10" pwmotiontext="yes">Ayes 475, Noes 59.</p>