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European Union Bill

Proceeding contribution from Laura Sandys (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 8 March 2011. It occurred during Debate on bills on European Union Bill.
To take up the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Dover (Charlie Elphicke), I am a great advocate of transparency, which is crucial. The problem is that the Bill proposes unilateral transparency. We are not in the business of declaring that we are for unilateral disarmament before negotiations. Will the Minister ensure that although we need to make progress on transparency, we need to do so across Europe, and not just in respect of our negotiating team, which might feel hampered in making the key decisions that matter so much to my constituents?
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
524 c794 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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