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European Union (Amendment) Bill

I am intrigued by the argument that the right hon. and learned Gentleman is developing, but what is his response to the facts? He is talking about a federal superstate, but the entire professional staff of all the European Union institutions is smaller than the staff of Hampshire county council. Will he also respond to the point that on average 40 per cent. of gross domestic product goes on public spending, yet the European institutions spend only 1 per cent. of GDP? Where does the paranoid delusion that he is attempting to articulate come from?
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
472 c1807;472 c1805 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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