Well, firstly, in terms of automotive, automotive is particularly dependent on the European market—particularly. So many automotive operations in the UK are part of a European operation: Ford is one, Toyota is one, Nissan is another one. It’s been said that we should look for alternative markets. The Ford engine plant doesn’t have an alternative market; it can only export to the EU. It’s got nowhere else to export engines to apart from the EU, so anything that interferes with its ability to export can only be bad for that plant because it’s got nowhere else to go, in reality. It’s the same for others who provide components, seats for cars—these are integrated European operations. We must make sure that the UK isn’t seen as an offshore island, divorced from the main market, rather than as part of the main market but perhaps with different arrangements.

As far as children and young people are concerned, I think there’s quite a dangerous divide in society at the moment. We all know it, but it’s particularly stark between older people and younger people, whose views are very, very different on Europe. My 16-year-old, she was quite stunned by it all, thinking, ‘Well, this is normal; why would we leave the European Union?’ Her view reflects—she’s not particularly political, despite her father, but she and many other children expressed that same view; youngsters expressed that view. It’s hugely important, then, that they are able to do that through the forums that we have. We have, of course, the commissioner, who can also represent the views of children and young people, and it might be something the commissioner might want to look at: how do you engage children and young people in this debate in the most effective way possible?