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European Union (Amendment) Bill

My hon. Friend is making an extremely important point. Does he agree that by strengthening the EU institutions' powers on the competition rules that are necessary for the internal market, the treaty will allow Britain to ensure that its businesses can get access to markets in other parts of the European Union where protectionist tendencies have been all too evident? The Opposition claim to oppose those tendencies, but they do not support the strengthening of the EU powers that is needed if we are to counter them.