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Business of the House

Lord Watts Excerpts
Thursday 17th January 2013

(12 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Lansley Portrait Mr Lansley
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I am happy to assure my hon. Friend that I have every confidence that the Prime Minister’s speech will be correct in all the respects that he has identified. Personally, I think that a lot of nonsense is being talked about this matter. The Government are undertaking a review of competences, and we are very clear about the necessity of understanding how we can create a new settlement with the European Union. The Prime Minister is very clear about that, and I entirely share his view that we want to be in a European Union, but a changed European Union. The EU is undergoing changes in the eurozone and in other areas, but this is an opportunity for us to have a better, more flexible and more competitive Europe, and that is what we will seek to achieve.

Lord Watts Portrait Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North) (Lab)
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May we have a statement on changes in mobility benefits that will affect both children and adults, given that they were sneaked out without any consultation?