European Union (Accessions) Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 3:57 pm on 21 May 2003.

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Photo of Huw Irranca-Davies Huw Irranca-Davies Labour, Ogmore 3:57, 21 May 2003

Does my hon. Friend agree that the Lucas factory in Ystradgynlais exported its jobs to Poland three years ago not because the barriers to trade had come down, but in effect because standards of trade had not gone up? One of the great benefits of this Bill is the levelling up of standards, which will protect jobs across the whole of the European Community.