Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government by what criteria, following negotiations, they will assess whether the European Union has been reformed.

The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), has been clear on the four areas where we seek to address the concerns of the British public: sovereignty, economic governance, competitiveness and welfare and immigration. He has written to the President of the European Council to set out the changes that the UK wants to see. We will work together with other countries to discuss and agree reforms before holding a referendum to ensure that the British people have the final and decisive say on the UK's membership of the EU.