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European Union Bill

My hon. Friend is making an extremely powerful speech about a very important point. He has referred to the rationale behind the proposals from the European Union, and has cited serious crime with a cross-border dimension. Can he confirm that when jurisdiction is given to the European Union through an opt-in, it applies not just to cross-border crime but to all criminal law, and brings all the criminal law in this country within the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice and future proposals from the European Commission? I do not wish to use the word ““bogus”” or the word ““misleading””, but the European Union's rationale is apt to mislead. The creation of a common European criminal justice system is profoundly significant.