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European Union (Amendment) Bill

I am grateful to the right hon. Lady for that clarification of the principle of subsidiarity, which still underlies this treaty as it did others. Let me move on to the amendments. It is interesting to note that the amendments tabled by Back-Bench Conservatives are more or less indistinguishable in effect from those tabled by Front-Bench Conservatives. We feared that the Europhobes would press down on the Front Bench—but they seem to have captured it. [Interruption.] I shall come to the subject of whether amendments are necessary in a moment, but we agree with the thrust of the treaty—[Interruption.]