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EU Referendum: a balanced view - May 2016

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Many constituents have contacted me for information on the EU Referendum. Each side of the debate is producing arguments on the merits of either remaining or leaving the EU but there is scant information of an unbiased analysis. The House of Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee - which, like the electorate as a whole, is divided on the question of our membership - has met this need by unanimously agreeing a report on ‘Implications of the referendum on EU membership for the UK’s role in the world’. Unlike a standard Select Committee report which is addressed to the Government, this report has been specifically compiled to provide an informed and balanced analysis for the electorate in the run-up to the referendum. The report does not endorse either 'remain' or 'leave'. It encourages voters to consider the long-term consequences of remaining in or leaving the EU and suggests a number of factors voters may wish to consider: - The UK’s trading relationship with the rest of the EU; - The UK’s trading relationship with the rest of the world; - The UK’s international representation and reputation; - How the EU and the EU’s external policies might develop. I hope this will be helpful for my constituents in considering this important issue. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201516/cmselect/cmfaff/545/5…

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  • Archive (2016-2022)
    • Universal Credit (£20 uplift) - September 2021
    • Electoral Commission - July 2021
    • Joint replacement surgery backlog - July 2021
    • Intellectual Property changes - June 2021
    • Ethiopia - June 2021
    • Legacy Benefits - June 2021
    • Caged gamebirds - May 2021
    • Violence in Israel and OPTs
    • Climate Change
    • Supporting Cinema - March 2021
    • Visas for touring creatives in the EU - January 2021
    • NHS Pay - November 2020
    • Fire Safety Bill - September 2020
    • Animal Welfare - September 2020
    • Pesticide Standards - September 2020
    • Support for Asylum Seekers - September 2020
    • Cladding and EWS1 form - August 2020
    • Transport for under-18s - August 2020
    • Sustainable Fishing - August 2020
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19)
    • Human Rights in Bahrain - July 2020
    • Immigration detention - July 2020
    • Merging the FCO and DFID
    • NHS Pay Increase - June 2020
    • Food Standards - June 2020
    • UK-US Free Trade Agreement - June 2020
    • Race horse welfare - March 2020
    • Windrush 'Lessons Learned' report - February 2020
    • Ocean Conservation - February 2020
    • Dementia care - January 2020
    • Horse tethering - January 2020
    • Abortion in Northern Ireland - (Updated) July 2019
    • Fit for Work Notes - April 2019
    • NHS - (Updated) March 2019
    • Immigration Bill - March 2019
    • Religious Persecution of Christians - February 2019
    • Brexit
      • Statement on the Brexit Deal - December 2018
      • Update on Brexit - December 2017
      • UK withdrawal from the EU - July 2106
      • EU Referendum: a balanced view - May 2016
    • Universal Credit - December 2018
    • Fixed odds betting terminals - November 2018
    • Labelling on meat and dairy products - November 2018
    • Payday loans - October 2018
    • BBC impartiality- September 2018
    • Pensions dashboard - September 2018
    • Syria - (Updated) August 2018
    • Trade Bill - July 2018
    • Heathrow expansion - June 2018
    • Universities Superannuation Scheme - March 2018
    • Windrush Generation - April 2018
    • Unpaid Trial Work Periods Bill - March 2018
    • Refugees and Family Reunion - February 2018
    • Faith Schools - January 2018
    • Hospital Parking Charges - January 2018
    • Animal feelings and welfare - November 2017
    • Mental Health (Use of Force) Bill - November 2017
    • Animal Creulty Sentencing - October 2017
    • Energy Price Cap - October 2017
    • Universal Credit - October 2017
    • Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Bill - 2017
    • Political Prisoners in Iran - June 2017
    • Social Care - May 2017
    • United Against Terror - July 2017
    • Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles in London - April 2017
    • Marine environment and the ban on microbeads - March 2017
    • Green Investment Bank - February 2017
    • President Trump State Visit to the UK - February 2017

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