I remind my hon. Friend and the House that the reason it is a ports regulation is that when it was a directive it was blocked by the European Parliament. So undemocratic is the EU’s legislative system that the Commission can force it through as a regulation, so even the European Parliament cannot block it. What kind of democracy is that, and is it not a good thing that we are getting back control over our laws?
Exiting the European Union and Global Trade
Proceeding contribution from
Bernard Jenkin
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 6 July 2017.
It occurred during Debate on Exiting the European Union and Global Trade.
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