James Wharton, whose bill will create the legislative framework for the In/Out Referendum on the European Union which the Prime Minister has promised will be held before 2017, had a clear message for his audience:
 
“Whether you want to remain within the European Union or you want out it is time that the British People had their say.  Only a majority Conservative government after the next General Election will call the referendum. A vote for any other party will deny people the chance to decide for themselves which path we want to take”.

James Wharton`s bill has passed through all of its stages and is now in the House of Lords where it is facing opposition from Labour and Liberal Democrat peers.