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Debate between Chris Ruane and William Bain
Tuesday 4th December 2012
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd) (Lab)
11. What discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the UK’s position at the December 2012 European Council meeting on the development of a banking union.
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East) (Lab)
13. What discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the UK’s position at the December 2012 European Council meeting on the development of a banking union.
The Minister for Europe (Mr David Lidington)
I have made it clear to my colleagues in the European Union that while we accept that the eurozone needs a banking union, the detailed arrangements need to safeguard the interests of those member states that will not be part of the eurozone or of the banking union.