Eurozone Crisis Debate

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Eurozone Crisis

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Business of the House
Thursday 3rd November 2011

(13 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mark Hoban Portrait Mr Hoban
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right. I can think of far better ways to spend the money the previous Government wasted on preparing for the euro.

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown Portrait Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds) (Con)
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Will my hon. Friend assure the House that before the IMF gives any money to bail out the eurozone, sufficient stringent financial conditions are put in place to ensure that there is a realistic prospect of that money being repaid?

Mark Hoban Portrait Mr Hoban
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My hon. Friend makes an important point. Stringent conditions are linked to the packages offered to Greece, Ireland and Portugal, to ensure that the money is used well and wisely, and that the structural reforms that are needed to generate growth in those countries are implemented.

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