Europe: Renegotiation

Kevin Foster Excerpts
Tuesday 10th November 2015

(8 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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I am sure that it is in the Library if the hon. Gentleman is not fully conversant with it already. I expect that the Minister of State could reproduce it backwards in Sanskrit, and probably did so when he won “University Challenge”.

Kevin Foster Portrait Kevin Foster (Torbay) (Con)
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I thank the Minister for his statement and the fortitude he is showing in answering so many questions. Does he agree that the crisis in the eurozone means that the eurozone countries need to move together and agree a single fiscal policy for their single currency, but the key for our negotiations has to be that for the non-euro countries, Europe needs to do less and do it better?

David Lidington Portrait Mr Lidington
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My hon. Friend puts the point well and succinctly, and I agree with his comments.