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European Union (Croatian Accession and Irish Protocol) Bill

I very much agree with the point my right hon. Friend is making, as he knows, but I think that we must be frank with ourselves and recognise that one of the problems in this debate is what happened in 2003, when the Home Office grossly underestimated the number of migrants who would come here from the 10 accession countries. I think that explains in part why

many people in this House and beyond are concerned about the enlargement agenda. We must recognise that we got the figures wrong and learn the lessons from that.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
554 c153 
Session
2012-13
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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