Ministerial statement on Monday, 17 March 2008, in the House of Commons, led by Gordon Brown.

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Statement on the European council held in Brussels on 13 and 14 March 2008.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 473 c617-31
Session: 2007-08
Department: Prime Minister
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Proceeding contributions: Nigel Evans | 473 c630 (Link to this contribution) The Prime Minister spoke about Russia's important role in energy security and made particular refere...; Gordon Brown | 473 c630 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful for that question from the hon. Gentleman, who used to be the Chairman of the Internat...; Tony Baldry | 473 c630 (Link to this contribution) The promise of a discussion of the millennium development goals at the June Council sounds somewhat ...; Mark Pritchard | 473 c631 (Link to this contribution) Given that the Prime Minister seems reluctant to meet the Dalai Lama, will he confirm that he will a...; Gordon Brown | 473 c631 (Link to this contribution) I have made it clear that we are concerned about recent events in Tibet; we have made our view known...; Tobias Ellwood | 473 c631 (Link to this contribution) Following the question from my hon. Friend the Member for Wellingborough (Mr. Bone), does the Prime ...; Gordon Brown | 473 c630-1 (Link to this contribution) As far as Kosovo is concerned, the violence that is happening now is most regrettable. I hope that t...; Gordon Brown | 473 c631 (Link to this contribution) I talk regularly to all my colleagues in Europe, and I made it absolutely clear when I was talking a...; Gordon Brown | 473 c631 (Link to this contribution) I have made my views known. I repeat: this was not discussed at the European Council. A statement is...; Bob Spink | 473 c628 (Link to this contribution) May I ask the Prime Minister what was agreed at the Council to get better control of EU spending and...; Lord Robathan | 473 c629 (Link to this contribution) While the Prime Minister was chatting—convivially, I am sure—with his fellow European leaders in Bru...; Gordon Brown | 473 c629 (Link to this contribution) As I have said, the priority at present is to deal with the issues in Tibet and to make our represen...; Bernard Jenkin | 473 c629-30 (Link to this contribution) Does the Prime Minister recall that when the Lisbon agenda 2000 was first launched, it promised 3 pe...; Gordon Brown | 473 c629 (Link to this contribution) When it was a constitutional treaty, nine Governments in Europe said there should be a referendum. A...; Crispin Blunt | 473 c629 (Link to this contribution) The very first line of the presidency conclusions from the summit are:"““The fundamentals of the Eur...; Gordon Brown | 473 c629 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman is right in that we have been pressing for better accountancy procedures in relat...; Peter Bone | 473 c629 (Link to this contribution) Will the Prime Minister meet the Dalai Lama? A simple yes or no will do.; Gordon Brown | 473 c629 (Link to this contribution) When we came to power, debt was 44 per cent. of GDP, but it is now 38 per cent.; it is billions of p...; Lord Garnier | 473 c628 (Link to this contribution) As a director of the Great Britain-China Centre, a body partly funded by the Foreign Office, I was p...; Gordon Brown | 473 c628 (Link to this contribution) We have made our views known. While there was a discussion among Foreign Ministers about Tibet, it w...; Gordon Brown | 473 c627 (Link to this contribution) The Minister for Europe is here, and he draws my attention to the Erasmus scheme and other schemes t...; David Chaytor | 473 c627 (Link to this contribution) One of the great advantages of our membership of the European Union is the opportunity it provides t...; Gordon Brown | 473 c627 (Link to this contribution) It is predicted that greenhouse gas emissions in 2010 will be 23.6 per cent. lower than they were in...; Hywel Williams | 473 c627 (Link to this contribution) The whole House will welcome the target of a 20 per cent. reduction in emissions by 2020, but which ...; Gordon Brown | 473 c628 (Link to this contribution) One of the announcements that I made during the statement was that the Government are creating a new...; Fiona Mactaggart | 473 c628 (Link to this contribution) I welcome the decisions in the European Council about financial market transparency and today's boos...; Gordon Brown | 473 c627-8 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for raising that matter, because we have made reforms in E...; David Heathcoat-Amory | 473 c627 (Link to this contribution) When he was Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Prime Minister was critical of EU structural funding an...; Gordon Brown | 473 c626 (Link to this contribution) There was a discussion about energy security and relationships with Russia, which is indeed a seriou...; Chris Bryant | 473 c626 (Link to this contribution) The Prime Minister rightly referred to the need to co-ordinate energy security across Europe, but, i...; Gordon Brown | 473 c626-7 (Link to this contribution) It is true that problems in Africa, whether they involve water shortages, lack of economic developme...; Nigel Griffiths | 473 c625 (Link to this contribution) Will my right hon. Friend accept that it was important that he achieved success on getting the Counc...; Peter Tapsell | 473 c625 (Link to this contribution) While we are on the subject of European co-operation, did the Prime Minister ask the other 26 Heads ...; Gordon Brown | 473 c625 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is absolutely right that the whole of Europe should consider whether a more ambitious...; Keith Vaz | 473 c625 (Link to this contribution) I welcome the Prime Minister's statement and refer him to paragraph 5 of the conclusions, in which m...; Gordon Brown | 473 c625 (Link to this contribution) There are 43 countries involved in Afghanistan. Different countries are making different contributio...; Charles Kennedy | 473 c626 (Link to this contribution) I agree with the Prime Minister that it makes absolute sense for this country to be fully involved w...; Gordon Brown | 473 c625 (Link to this contribution) A range of discussions is taking place with all the social partners on all the issues related to Lis...; Gordon Brown | 473 c617-9 (Link to this contribution) With permission, Mr. Speaker, I would like to make a statement about the European Council held in Br...; Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 473 c619-21 (Link to this contribution) I welcome the focus of this Council: global competitiveness, global poverty and global climate chang...; Gordon Brown | 473 c621-2 (Link to this contribution) I will deal with each point, but is it not remarkable when 3.5 million jobs are dependent on our mem...; Nick Clegg | 473 c622-3 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the Prime Minister for his statement. As European summits go, the conclusions were ...; Speaker | 473 c622 (Link to this contribution) Order. Allow the right hon. Gentleman to address the House. Not to do so is unfair.; Gordon Brown | 473 c623-4 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman. First, may I correct him on VAT? I first raised the issue...; Gordon Brown | 473 c624 (Link to this contribution) My right hon. Friend is right that Burma is an issue on which we have common cause with many people ...; Ann Clwyd | 473 c624 (Link to this contribution) The Prime Minister has stressed the importance of ensuring stability beyond the borders of Europe. W...; Gordon Brown | 473 c624 (Link to this contribution) Because it was not discussed at the European Council.; Andrew MacKay | 473 c624 (Link to this contribution) Why did the Prime Minister not answer the question about the future of Peter Mandelson as our Europe...; Robert Goodwill | 473 c631 (Link to this contribution) Following the Prime Minister's reference to Czechoslovakia—that far-away place of which he obviously...; Gordon Brown | 473 c630 (Link to this contribution) l We have been making proposals to cut red tape in Europe during our presidency and in recent presid...
Subjects: Disclosure of information Assets Climate change Competition Credit rating Energy supply Financial institutions Financial markets EU action EU economic policy Inflation Mortgages Pollution control Valuation VAT European Council EU external relations Carbon emissions Mediterranean region Risk management Sovereign wealth funds
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