I am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way on that point. Does he accept the Library figure that the UK makes a net payment of around £8 billion to £8.5 billion each year to the European Union, and that if that money were taken and Barnettised and 5% of it were handed over to Wales, Wales would become a net beneficiary from exiting the European Union?
Welsh Affairs
Proceeding contribution from
David TC Davies
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 3 March 2016.
It occurred during Backbench debate on Welsh Affairs.
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