Mr. Simon McGarr:

While I cannot impute views to my colleagues, I will say that the primacy of European law is so generally accepted that when it was recently challenged by the courts of Poland, that was recognised as a profound challenge to Poland's continued following of the rule of law. It is generally accepted that European law is superior to all national legal provisions in the areas where European law applies, such as the area of data protection. It is fair to say that we are presenting the committee with the mainstream opinion.