Finance Ministers’ Meeting (Ireland) Debate

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Finance Ministers’ Meeting (Ireland)

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Points of Order
Wednesday 17th November 2010

(13 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. There is much interest and little time, so in questions and answers alike I require brevity.

William Cash Portrait Mr William Cash (Stone) (Con)
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The €440 billion eurozone facility can be used without infringing either UK liability or sovereignty. The Darling guarantee mechanism with qualified majority voting involves, unnecessarily, both UK liability and sovereignty. Where it is in our national interest and we can afford it, why not provide a UK-Irish but non-EU loan?

Mark Hoban Portrait Mr Hoban
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I hear my hon. Friend’s words, but reiterate to him and to the rest of the House that no request has been made for assistance, and that it would be inappropriate to make any further comments.

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