European Communities (Finance) Bill

And the smallest—[Interruption.] They are not quite the smallest; we should give credit to one or two others who are in the Chamber. When we debated the matter in May 2006, the hon. Member for Twickenham (Dr. Cable), who led for the Liberal Democrats, made his position clear. He said that the deal was bad and that it had come about because the Government had failed to secure their negotiating objectives. I am therefore delighted that the hon. Member for Falmouth and Camborne maintains that position, under the leadership of the hon. Member for Twickenham. Given that he has given such a strong lead on the matter, perhaps the Liberal Democrats should consider keeping him.