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Point of Order
Wednesday 7th December 2011

(12 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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We now come to a closed question from Mr Jeremy Corbyn. He is not here. I call Mr John Baron.

John Baron Portrait Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay) (Con)
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Our history of repatriating powers from the European Union is not a happy one. May I therefore suggest a fundamental renegotiation of our relationship with the EU based on free trade, growth and competitiveness, which other countries enjoy, not on political union and dead-weight regulation? This EU summit is a defining moment—a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Will the Prime Minister seize the moment?

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