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Lisbon Treaty (No. 3)

Proceeding contribution from Denis MacShane (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 5 February 2008. It occurred during Debate and Debates on treaty on Lisbon Treaty (No. 3).
I think that the clock that is timing my hon. Friend's speech has been paused. My hon. Friend is making a powerful point, especially on the Viking case. The Laval case would have been solved had there been a national minimum wage, which Sweden does not have; the company coming in would have had to abide by that. I accept the criticisms my hon. Friend is making, but will he accept that last week the ECJ gave a ruling on employees who have to look after handicapped people at home, which could help 6 million people in this country? It has also helped us with getting pensions for steelworkers and with—[Interruption.] I am sorry, but if my hon. Friend cannot take an intervention, I will sit down.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
471 c828 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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