SIR - I would like to correct Stuart Baker (T&A, June 22) on his analysis of the EU's Committee of the Regions.
This is an EU regional body whose job it is to advise the EU on the ramifications of their regional policy.
The committee can indeed advise the EU on regional issues, but no EU institution is obliged to follow its advice.
So, for example, if a specific piece of EU legislation is detrimental to Yorkshire, the committee has no way of amending it or preventing its implementation.
What the Committee of the Regions actually does is to facilitate direct relegations with the regions and Brussels, effectively bypassing our elected officials in Bradford City Hall and Westminster, creating a facade of legitimacy while forcing upon us legislation that could possibly be detrimental to our city.
Jason Smith, UKIP Bradford & District Chairman, Woodlands Avenue, Queensbury
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