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Tue 16th Jan 2018
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
Commons Chamber
Report stage: First Day: House of Commons

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Emma Reynolds

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European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

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Report stage: First Day: House of Commons
Tuesday 16th January 2018

(6 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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As it happens, since that time we have learned that the charter provides extremely important protections for many citizens. I do not think the Government would have cited it in legal actions against the tobacco companies if it were such an unimportant protection.

Emma Reynolds Portrait Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East) (Lab)
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Does not the right hon. Member for New Forest West (Sir Desmond Swayne) make our point for us? So many on the Tory Benches disregard the importance of the charter.

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I am worried. The right hon. Member for Broxtowe (Anna Soubry) was saying to her hon. Friends, “Be careful because our constituents do care about rights.” She said in particular that younger people care about rights. They really do matter. They may not matter to them in their daily lives today, but they may matter to them or their family or relatives or the environment tomorrow. Those are all things our constituents care about.

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