If any region in the United Kingdom is the perfect example of the necessity for inward investment and a relationship with the European Union, it is the north-east of England. In our area we have three Tata Steel factories and the largest potash mine in Britain, which, incidentally, was protected by European regulations from Russian dumping. Would the north-east not be severely harmed if we left the European Union?
European Union Referendum Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Tom Blenkinsop
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 9 June 2015.
It occurred during Debate on bills on European Union Referendum Bill.
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2015-16
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