I am rather disappointed by that response, especially as the hon. Gentleman raised the matter. It is a shame that the Liberal Democrats do not want defence debated.
The hon. Gentleman talked about the need for greater co-ordination, but when we debated the motion earlier, the Under-Secretary of State for International Development (Mr. Thomas) spilled the beans. During the peroration by my hon. Friend the shadow Secretary of State for International Development, the hon. Gentleman leapt up rather excitedly to intervene on points of origin, if I am quoting him correctly. We were debating how policy on points of origin might be changed—
European Union (Amendment) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Mark Francois
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 25 February 2008.
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and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on European Union (Amendment) Bill.
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