It certainly is, and I am grateful to my hon. Friend for making the point. Any informed commentator listening to this debate outside will understand what he has just said. I would be interested to hear the discussions that the Opposition have with the CBI on such matters, because many of its members take a very different view from that which they put forward.
European Communities (Finance) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Andy Burnham
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 19 November 2007.
It occurred during Debate on bills on European Communities (Finance) Bill.
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