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Treaty of Lisbon (No. 4)

On bringing in common standards, does the hon. Gentleman agree that harmonisation has meant that lots of different standards in different countries have been torn up, particularly in many western, developed EU countries? National regulation has been removed and European regulation has been introduced. In eastern European countries, where there was no regulation, standards have been raised as a result. Some standards have been lost as harmonisation has taken place, but some standards have been raised.