European Affairs

Part of Business of the House – in the House of Commons at 1:31 pm on 3 June 2010.

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Photo of Michael Connarty Michael Connarty Labour, Linlithgow and East Falkirk 1:31, 3 June 2010

Is it not true that not only did it allow the accession of the A8 countries, plus Malta and Cyprus, because they had problems with the budget proposed before that, but it changed fundamentally the basis of the common agricultural policy, so that we did not continue to plough money into the agricultural surpluses, but put the money into development in the countries joining? It was a fundamental change that was necessary for Europe, and one that was beneficial in the long run to the UK.