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Written Question
EU Law
Monday 18th April 2016

Asked by: Andrew Bridgen (Independent - North West Leicestershire)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of Government officials engaged in matters relating to policies from the EU; and what the staff cost of such engagement is.

Answered by David Lidington

Departments are appropriately resourced to support the Government's priorities in Europe. The staff costs of engagement on EU business cannot be obtained without incurring disproportionate cost.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 Apr 2016
Government Referendum Leaflet

"The British public recognise a democratic deficit when they see one, and they see this £9 million propaganda leaflet as unfair, biased, and just un-British. Since the moment it was announced, I have been inundated with communications from people who now wish to campaign for us to leave. Will the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 23 Feb 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"I welcome the fact that the long-term trend is for reducing the number of executions and also the number of states carrying out executions. Will the Minister join me in expressing concern about areas of the world where that is not the case? Does he agree that if it is …..."
Andrew Bridgen - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 Nov 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"Will the Minister assure the House that following the completion of the Prime Minister’s renegotiations there will be more than sufficient time before the referendum itself to air arguments both for and against remaining in the EU?..."
Andrew Bridgen - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 10 Nov 2015
Europe: Renegotiation

"Does the Minister agree that when we, as a sovereign Parliament, find ourselves in the position where we cannot even reduce the level of VAT on women’s sanitary products, the European Union has far too much power? Will he join me in criticising those who naively say that they would …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 20 Oct 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"23. The Foreign Secretary said that our renegotiation will require a treaty change. Does he see that occurring before or after the proposed EU referendum, and will that treaty change trigger a second referendum?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 20 Oct 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"T7. Will the Minister update the House on progress on the issue of the letttori in Italy, following the recent Pontignano conference?..."
Andrew Bridgen - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Jun 2015
European Union Referendum Bill

"Does the shadow Secretary of State agree that an example of the need for radical reform of our relationship with the European Union and reform of the European Union as a whole is that if the UK were not currently a member of the EU, no one would be suggesting …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Jun 2015
European Union Referendum Bill

"Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?..."
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Written Question
Tony Blair
Monday 8th June 2015

Asked by: Andrew Bridgen (Independent - North West Leicestershire)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publish details of each (a) meeting and (b) overnight stay by Tony Blair in each UK embassy in each year between 2010 and 2014.

Answered by Tobias Ellwood

The information requested is not held centrally and can only be collated at disproportionate costs.