Our people have shown time and again that they are enthusiastic supporters of the European Union. They understand and appreciate all that the European Union has made possible for this country to achieve. They have a sense of vision and purpose for which we do not always give them credit. I have often said in political debates, particularly on Europe, that it is time we raised our eyes and the standard of debate. We do not measure what we have got from Europe in terms of billions of pounds. We gained real sovereignty from Europe. We came of age as a nation because of Europe. We did that because our people have vision. One need only recall the challenges our people faced in 1973. We were entering a great unknown. The people went out and took command of their destiny on that occasion. We are not entering into foreign territory now; we know how good Europe can be. How ironic it was that, on the last occasion, the majority of people voted "No".