National Referendum on the European Union

Part of Backbench Business — [34th Allotted Day] – in the House of Commons at 4:54 pm on 24 October 2011.

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Photo of William Hague William Hague The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 4:54, 24 October 2011

The remedy is to restore the health of the British economy, to have a tax system, such as the Chancellor is creating, that attracts businesses to this country, and to create export growth from this country to the whole world, not just to the European Union. We cannot do that if we are not taking part in the free trade agreements that Europe is making with the rest of the world.

The second and third reasons—