Even if we accept the hon. Lady's opinion—which is not a fact—that a small majority of our exports go to the European Union, the question for her is this: is our future with Belgium or with China? There is another fact that she needs to address. We now have a permanent and ever-growing trade deficit with the European Union, which our membership of that organisation is doing nothing to solve.
European Union Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Philip Hollobone
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 1 February 2011.
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Committee of the Whole House (HC) on European Union Bill.
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