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European Union (Finance) Bill

Proceeding contribution from David Gauke (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 23 June 2015. It occurred during Debate on bills and Committee of the Whole House (HC) on European Union (Finance) Bill.

I take my hon. Friend’s point. We are, I hope, moving in the right direction. The new Commission has been in place for the past few months or so, and the early signs are—I shall return to the point—that it appears to be more focused on the task. I think there is a link: there was a reduction in the EU budget, which has somewhat focused the mind.