The quote the experienced hon. Gentleman is searching for comes from the civil service. I can paraphrase it fairly accurately. It said that in light of Britain's wider European interests, they—the Scottish fishermen—were expendable.
European Union (Amendment) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Alex Salmond
(Scottish National Party)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 26 February 2008.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on European Union (Amendment) Bill.
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