I hope the hon. Gentleman will forgive me, but time is pressing.
Astrid Thors, the Finnish Foreign Minister, said:"““There is nothing from the original institutional package that has been changed.””"
I have said that I believe the Foreign Secretary is an honourable man. I also believe that the four other people whom I have mentioned are honourable. However, they cannot all be right. If the amending treaty is adopted, there will be a further transfer of power from Westminster to Brussels, as the Chairman of the European Scrutiny Committee—who is not here at the moment—has made clear. This will add to the half of UK legislation on business, charities and the voluntary sector that already originates in the European Union.
European Union (Amendment) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Roger Godsiff
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 21 January 2008.
It occurred during Debate on bills on European Union (Amendment) Bill.
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