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European Council

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Parliamentary proceeding

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534 c25-44 

Session

2010-12

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Prime Minister

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber

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European Union
Thursday, 3 November 2011
Written questions
House of Lords

Proceeding contributions

Andrea Leadsom | 534 c34 (Link to this contribution) Will my right hon. Friend speculate on what the cost would have been to the taxpayer if he and my ri...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c34 (Link to this contribution) The right hon. Gentleman reminds us that Margaret Thatcher did indeed put her money where her mouth ...

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Gerald Kaufman | 534 c35 (Link to this contribution) As a Member who voted for the implementation of Security Council resolution 1973, and who as shadow ...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c34 (Link to this contribution) The point about the bail-out mechanism is that we were left exposed by the last Government because o...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c35 (Link to this contribution) The right hon. Gentleman makes an important point, and I can announce to the House that Chairman Jal...

Tony Lloyd | 534 c33 (Link to this contribution) The Prime Minister must recognise that whether we are talking about Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal o...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c34 (Link to this contribution) We have been doing exactly that, but one reason some of those countries have got into difficulties i...

Charlie Elphicke | 534 c34 (Link to this contribution) My constituents in Dover were very pleased and heartened to see the Prime Minister standing up to th...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c34 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend makes an important point, which is about what the British people want us to do specif...

Denis MacShane | 534 c34 (Link to this contribution) The Prime Minister prayed in aid Margaret Thatcher, but she put her money where her mouth was in the...

Lord Dodds of Duncairn | 534 c33 (Link to this contribution) I join others in paying tribute to the bravery of our servicemen and women over Libya and to the wor...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c32-3 (Link to this contribution) The first thing that we have done is to help to change the European neighbourhood policy to ensure t...

Richard Ottaway | 534 c32 (Link to this contribution) Does the Prime Minister agree that not only in Libya, but in Tunisia and Egypt there is an opportuni...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c33 (Link to this contribution) First, where I have some disagreement with my hon. Friend is that, although we of course want to exp...

Philip Davies | 534 c33 (Link to this contribution) As global traders, our future prosperity lies in improved trade with China, India, South America and...

Keith Vaz | 534 c32 (Link to this contribution) I join others in congratulating the Prime Minister on his stance on Libya, but remind him that there...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c32 (Link to this contribution) First, the right hon. Gentleman is right on Yemen. As he knows, the National Security Council is spe...

William Cash | 534 c32 (Link to this contribution) The Prime Minister has made it clear that he advocates fiscal union within the eurozone. Can he expl...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c32 (Link to this contribution) Let me be clear with my hon. Friend. I think that fundamental changes are coming in Europe; they are...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c41 (Link to this contribution) I have always felt that, and our Bill is clear. Under our Bill, Maastricht or any of those treaties ...

Tony Baldry | 534 c40 (Link to this contribution) Will the Prime Minister confirm that, at the last general election, the Conservative manifesto commi...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c40 (Link to this contribution) I have not for one minute underestimated the scale of the crisis that we face in Europe and across t...

Michael McCann | 534 c41 (Link to this contribution) A few weeks ago, I visited the Weir Group in my constituency. Its representatives explained the diff...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c40-1 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend makes an important point. We did have a commitment to seek the return of important po...

Robert Halfon | 534 c41 (Link to this contribution) Many of my constituents who have contacted me over the past few days tell me that they lost their tr...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c41 (Link to this contribution) I completely understand why the hon. Gentleman has raised that issue. It is important to his constit...

Chris Leslie | 534 c41 (Link to this contribution) Did I hear the Prime Minister correctly when he said earlier that he now believes that there should ...

Sarah Newton | 534 c40 (Link to this contribution) I very much welcome the possibility that treaty changes will be needed in the next few months. Will ...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c40 (Link to this contribution) I agree with my hon. Friend's approach. We should use these opportunities as the European Union chan...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c39 (Link to this contribution) The point is that if a Government propose to pass powers from this House to Brussels, they should as...

Wayne David | 534 c38-9 (Link to this contribution) Following on from the last question, just a few months ago this House spent 42 and a half hours deba...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c38 (Link to this contribution) The key point about the European Union Act 2011 and the referendum lock that we put in place is that...

Mark Pritchard | 534 c38 (Link to this contribution) May I congratulate the Prime Minister on his leadership on Libya? Returning to fiscal union, may I a...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c39 (Link to this contribution) There are two issues if we are going to see a decisive resolution of the Greek situation. Obviously ...

Michael Connarty | 534 c39 (Link to this contribution) With some financial analysts saying that banks holding sovereign debt might have to take a 25% to 60...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c39 (Link to this contribution) I can absolutely give my hon. Friend that assurance. If he looks at what we have achieved in a relat...

Lord Harrington of Watford | 534 c39 (Link to this contribution) I commend the Prime Minister on his statement, not least because it will reassure the thousands of m...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c38 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend makes an important point. We have to ask clearly, ““What is in the UK national intere...

Mark Durkan | 534 c38 (Link to this contribution) Which situation does the Prime Minister hope that we will arrive at first: the eurozone passing a br...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c38 (Link to this contribution) That one obviously took a long time to construct. I believe that the eurozone countries are coming t...

Fiona Mactaggart | 534 c37-8 (Link to this contribution) In the Prime Minister's statement, he suggested that the EU economies could be as productive as the ...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c37 (Link to this contribution) We worked closely with others on a stabilisation and reconstruction plan for Libya. A lot of work we...

Nadhim Zahawi | 534 c38 (Link to this contribution) Will the Prime Minister tell the House whether the President of Switzerland and the Prime Minister o...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c38 (Link to this contribution) We have increased the hours available for free nursery care for three, four and two-year-olds. That ...

Stuart Bell | 534 c37 (Link to this contribution) The Prime Minister rightly said that the 27 nation states will make any decision on the single marke...

Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton | 534 c37 (Link to this contribution) History tells us that following military victory, such as in Iraq and Afghanistan, we have just 100 ...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c37 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman makes an important point: as the eurozone comes together and the governance arran...

Bernard Jenkin | 534 c36 (Link to this contribution) May I join others in commending my right hon. Friend for his leadership on Libya, for which he deser...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c36-7 (Link to this contribution) I thank my hon. Friend for his kind remarks about Libya and my tone, which I shall try to keep const...

Hywel Williams | 534 c36 (Link to this contribution) What assessment has the Prime Minister made of the consequences of the eurozone crisis on UK regiona...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c36 (Link to this contribution) As I said yesterday, the eurozone crisis has clearly had a chilling effect, not only on eurozone eco...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c36 (Link to this contribution) I have to take issue with my hon. Friend. The very limited treaty change that is about to be debated...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c35-6 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Lady asks a very important question, so let me try and answer it. I absolutely believe it i...

Baroness Hoey | 534 c35 (Link to this contribution) The Prime Minister must know of the growing division between the public and politicians. Does he hav...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c35 (Link to this contribution) I very much agree with how my hon. Friend puts her question, but I would add something important to ...

Jo Swinson | 534 c35 (Link to this contribution) I greatly welcome the Prime Minister's leadership on Libya. Its liberation is a success not only for...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c25-7 (Link to this contribution) With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement on recent developments in Libya and ye...

Ed Miliband | 534 c27-9 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Prime Minister for his statement. On Libya, I join him in expressing deep and abiding gr...

Speaker | 534 c30 (Link to this contribution) Order. A very large number of right hon. and hon. Members are seeking to catch my eye. I am keen to ...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c29-30 (Link to this contribution) First, I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his kind words on Libya. I agree that, as well as the re...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c31 (Link to this contribution) If you have a good relationship with someone, you can have frank discussions with them. I can tell t...

Mike Gapes | 534 c31 (Link to this contribution) How would the Prime Minister characterise his relations with President Sarkozy?

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c30-1 (Link to this contribution) I think the vital interest for the UK is belonging to the single market—not just being able to trade...

Malcolm Rifkind | 534 c30 (Link to this contribution) I agree with the Prime Minister's view on the debate this afternoon. However, has he had drawn to hi...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c31-2 (Link to this contribution) I have probably made more statements on European Councils over the last 16 months than many Prime Mi...

Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston | 534 c31 (Link to this contribution) It is a shame that the Prime Minister spent only 10 minutes on Libya, the European Council and the m...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c31 (Link to this contribution) I am very grateful for that compliment. The fact is that my right hon. and learned Friend is right t...

Lord Campbell of Pittenweem | 534 c31 (Link to this contribution) My right hon. Friend deserves great credit for the determination and leadership that he showed in re...

Harriett Baldwin | 534 c41 (Link to this contribution) Has the Prime Minister noticed that, while this Government have ruled out joining the euro, it is th...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c42 (Link to this contribution) There was an interesting series of interviews with the Leader of the Opposition over the weekend. As...

Naomi Long | 534 c42 (Link to this contribution) I share the Prime Minister's optimism at the formal liberation of Libya, and I pay tribute to the ro...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c42 (Link to this contribution) I think the hon. Lady makes an important point. We all saw those pictures on our televisions and new...

Rory Stewart | 534 c42 (Link to this contribution) May I respectfully disagree with the Prime Minister's idea that there are no lessons from Libya? The...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c42 (Link to this contribution) I did not say that there are no lessons to learn; I think there are lessons to learn. The Government...

Lord McCabe | 534 c42 (Link to this contribution) For the sake of absolute clarity, is it now this Prime Minister's position that he could accept subs...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c42-3 (Link to this contribution) The key point is this. If there is a proposal for moving powers from this House of Commons to Brusse...

Duncan Hames | 534 c43 (Link to this contribution) Closer fiscal policy co-ordination within the eurozone marks two very different degrees of political...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c43 (Link to this contribution) I think my hon. Friend is absolutely right. That is the assurance that people seek—you should not ch...

Neil Carmichael | 534 c44 (Link to this contribution) With large and significant supply chains stringing across Europe and a market of 500 million people,...

Jonathan Ashworth | 534 c43 (Link to this contribution) Ahead of tonight's vote, with a rebellion apparently looming, will the Prime Minister tell us what a...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c44 (Link to this contribution) I can assure my hon. Friend that, whatever our disagreements on economic policy—and, by and large, w...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c44 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend makes an important point. All these years after the single market was started, we hav...

Baroness Coffey | 534 c44 (Link to this contribution) I congratulate my right hon. Friend on his leadership in the Libyan situation, when there were many ...

Jim Cunningham | 534 c40 (Link to this contribution) Is not the tragedy about the Prime Minister the fact that, as Leader of the Opposition, he totally u...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c41 (Link to this contribution) I completely understand their concerns, but just because the last Government failed to hold a refere...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c43-4 (Link to this contribution) Oh, thank you very much. Well, the hon. Gentleman can have plenty of advice from a former Prime Mini...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 534 c33 (Link to this contribution) First, I thank the right hon. Gentleman for what he said about Libya. As I have said, the country ca...

Mark Reckless | 534 c36 (Link to this contribution) The Prime Minister tells The Daily Telegraph today that we should use any treaty change to shore up ...

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Armed conflict EU withdrawal EU internal trade Economic and monetary union EU economic policy Referendums Politics and government UK membership of EU European Council Libya Military intervention Brussels

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