National Referendum on the European Union

Part of Backbench Business — [34th Allotted Day] – in the House of Commons at 8:50 pm on 24 October 2011.

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Photo of Charlie Elphicke Charlie Elphicke Conservative, Dover 8:50, 24 October 2011

My hon. Friend touches on a central point, which is that not all of us feel that we would be better off out of the EU. Many of us want the common market we signed up for, more free trade and less of the baggage. Is that not the direction of travel in which we should be headed?