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European Union (Amendment) Bill

I am grateful for that intervention from the Member for Boots. When I heard that a Member from Leicester was to be the next European Commissioner, I thought of the former Europe Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Leicester, East (Keith Vaz), rather than herself. Let me be clear about the question of a personal opt-out. Some of the opt-outs that we have achieved are better than what was there before. Some are improvements, and I welcome them. However, I have grave doubts about the extent to which they will remain outwith the control of the European Court of Justice. Many of the opt-outs that we have achieved will not stand up to sustained attack from the Court.