I have read all the evidence submitted to the Committee, and the significant point about that particular quote was the use of the word ““gesture””. The Bill is a gesture, and I will say more about that later. It is a gesture to placate hostility to the European Union among Government Back Benchers, but it is not a serious, considered piece of legislation.
European Union Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Wayne David
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 24 January 2011.
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Committee of the Whole House (HC) on European Union Bill.
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