Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his objectives are for negotiations with representatives of the EU and EU member state governments on EU reform.

The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), has already been clear about areas where he wants to see reform. These include: reforming welfare; increasing economic competitiveness to create jobs and growth; protecting Britain's interests outside the euro; and dealing with the idea of Ever Closer Union – which may be right for others but is not right for Britain.