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Department: Wales Office

Oral Answers to Questions

David Hanson Excerpts
Wednesday 24th February 2016

(8 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Hanson Portrait Mr David Hanson (Delyn) (Lab)
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Now that it is official Government policy to support membership of the European Union in the referendum, will the Minister and the Secretary of State produce a report that shows the benefit of the European Union to jobs and investment in Wales?

Alun Cairns Portrait Alun Cairns
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Our position is clear. The Government support the deal that my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has negotiated. Of course, Europe is important to our exporters and businesses, but it is also important because of the money repatriated from Europe to Wales and the United Kingdom through cohesion funding.