Proceeding contribution from Richard Younger-Ross (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 11 December 2007. It occurred during Debate on European Affairs.
European Affairs
The hon. Gentleman is an excellent Chairman of the Committee—I hope that my saying that does not ruin his progress—and he is making some excellent points. Is part of the problem the fact that Ministers do not wish to come to this House for decisions to be made, because they wish to make decisions in smoke-filled rooms so that they can trade off a policy that they wish to see go through against other policies? Did not the former Minister for Europe go as far as saying on the record that they were even prepared to agree to proposals with a questionable legal basis if they could get something that they wanted in return?
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- 2007-08
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- EU enlargement European Union EU common foreign and security policy EU action EU external trade EU reform Nuclear fuels Politics and government Sovereignty Treaties Serbia Kosovo European Council Iran EU immigration EU aid ACP countries
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