Clause 1

Part of Orders of the Day — European Communities (Amendment) Bill – in the House of Commons at 12:15 pm on 27 June 1986.

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Photo of Mr Bill Walker Mr Bill Walker , North Tayside 12:15, 27 June 1986

My hon. Friend is correct. The liberalisation of the routes between Holland and the United Kingdom has proved advantageous to the internal market. For example, my daughter found that it was cheaper to fly from Scotland to London and then on to Amsterdam and from there to Los Angeles than to fly from anywhere in the United Kingdom. My hon. Friend should bear in mind exactly what we mean by opening up markets, because experience has shown that when we open up our markets we do not enjoy the benefits of other markets opening up, for many different reasons.