Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Education

Oral Answers to Questions

Peter Bone Excerpts
Monday 30th November 2015

(8 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Nick Gibb Portrait Mr Gibb
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The Prime Minister is focused on a successful negotiation. The Government are clear that Britain’s best future lies within a reformed European Union if the necessary changes can be agreed. He set out the United Kingdom’s position in his recent letter to the President of the European Council, Mr Tusk.

Peter Bone Portrait Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con)
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24. Does the Minister agree that as the United Kingdom sends £350 million each and every week to Brussels, just a small amount of that spent on teachers and schools would be of great advantage? Is not that one of the reasons for coming out of the EU?

Nick Gibb Portrait Mr Gibb
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These are the issues that the Prime Minister is tackling, and we will debate them in due course.