Treaty text being denied to Parliament

Is there no affront to democracy beyond the power of this government...... and no outrage against democracy that cannot be ignored by our media? The House of Lords Committee responsible for vetting the EU Reform Treaty is being denied immediate access to the agreed text as reported only in The Guardian, linked here: "We accordingly recommend that, as soon as possible, the government deposit in parliament a full and thorough analysis of the changes which the reform treaty, on the basis of existing texts, would bring about, drawing attention to differences from existing treaty provisions.

"This should include both a consolidated version of the treaties, as amended by the reform treaty, and an in-depth policy analysis of the effect of the changes.

"We expect that all departments would be involved in the preparation of this material."

Jim Murphy, the Europe minister, said he welcomed the committee's report and would respond fully to its recommendations "in due course".