European Council Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

European Council

Jim Cunningham Excerpts
Monday 27th October 2014

(10 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton Portrait The Prime Minister
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My hon. Friend makes a very important point. As he knows, we have been pushing the Pakistan Government to amend the blasphemy laws, and I will be speaking to the Prime Minister tomorrow.

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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If the hon. Gentleman was in the Chamber at the start of the statement, I will call him, but if he was not, I will not.

Jim Cunningham Portrait Mr Cunningham
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indicated assent.

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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He was. I will very happily take his word.

Jim Cunningham Portrait Mr Cunningham
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Is the Prime Minister prepared to compromise over the rebate, because so far he has made no statement to rule that out?

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton Portrait The Prime Minister
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I hate to say it, but had the hon. Gentleman been here throughout, he would have heard my answer, which is this. Paying a little bit more or a little bit less because of a normal annual adjustment is one thing; €2 billion is quite another.