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Department: Cabinet Office

European Council

Cathy Jamieson Excerpts
Monday 27th October 2014

(10 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Cathy Jamieson Portrait Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun) (Lab/Co-op)
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We have heard a great deal about what the Prime Minister will not pay in relation to the EU budget, so can he give us any indication of what he is prepared to pay? Will he confirm that the UK would face fines if anything was not paid by the appropriate date?

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton Portrait The Prime Minister
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I was very clear in the statement that every year we have these adjustments, and they are normally modest adjustments, sometimes up a bit, sometimes down a bit. What is not acceptable is a bill for €2 billion with only a month to go.