[Sylvia Heal in the Chair] — New Clause 4 — Political parties at European level (No. 1)

Part of Orders of the Day — European Communities (Amendment) Bill — [3rd Allotted Day] – in the House of Commons at 5:15 pm on 18 July 2001.

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Photo of John Bercow John Bercow Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs) 5:15, 18 July 2001

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way. He has helpfully confirmed a suspicion that has been fuelled in my mind for some time. Will he put it on the record so that it is clear beyond peradventure that he accepts that the flow of funds to European political parties as currently proposed will necessarily and inexorably increase the pressure for more supranational legislative activity? If that is what he wants, it is not dishonourable, but I think it is wrong.