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Proceeding contribution from Anne Main (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 24 April 2012. It occurred during Debate on Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993.

Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993

I shall not be supporting this motion, because I fundamentally disagree with what is on the front of the document—convergence. I do not think that our currency or our country should be converging with anything in Europe. Our sovereign Parliament should not have to hand in its notes to see whether or not they are acceptable to Europe. If there is convergence, I am sure that somebody is marking us out of 10 on how far down the road we have gone. If we have gone down that road, I would happily stop doing so right this minute. I conclude by saying that at some point this Parliament has got to stand up for itself and say, ““We are not going to do this any more.”” I would like this to be the year when we are not going to do this any more.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
543 c878-9 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Income tax Financial markets EU action Economic and monetary union EU economic policy Economic policy Economic growth Tax rates and bands Economic recession Stability and Growth Pact Office for Budget Responsibility Budget March 2011
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