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G20

Ministerial statement on Monday, 17 November 2014, in the House of Commons, led by Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton.
Statement on the G20 summit held in Brisbane on 15-16 November 2014.
Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
588 cc32-54 
Session
2014-15
Department
Prime Minister
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Proceeding contributions
Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 cc33-5 (Link to this contribution)

I am sure the whole House will join me in utterly condemning the sickening murder of American aid...

Ed Miliband | 588 cc35-6 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the Prime Minister for his statement. I join him in expressing horror and revulsion at th...


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Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 cc36-7 (Link to this contribution)

Let me thank the right hon. Gentleman for his remarks about Peter Kassig on which there is comple...

Peter Tapsell | 588 c37 (Link to this contribution)

Would my right hon. Friend’s reportedly robust private conversations with President Putin be even...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 cc37-8 (Link to this contribution)

What I would say is that we have one of the top five defence budgets anywhere in the world. We sp...

Jack Straw | 588 c38 (Link to this contribution)

On the crucial issue of tax avoidance, could the Prime Minister say whether he is satisfied with ...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c38 (Link to this contribution)

I am satisfied that every country in the European Union has signed up to the automatic exchange o...

Lord Bruce of Bennachie | 588 c38 (Link to this contribution)

In the conversations with Mr Putin, did the Prime Minister remind him of his unwelcome interventi...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c38 (Link to this contribution)

To answer my right hon. Friend’s last question first, the Australians have pledged a 5% cut in ca...

John Bercow | 588 c38 (Link to this contribution)

Perhaps my natural generosity got the better of me. For the avoidance of doubt, knights, no matte...

Pat McFadden | 588 c39 (Link to this contribution)

The Prime Minister mentioned the need for new anti-terror laws. Does he regret watering down the ...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c39 (Link to this contribution)

I think we have done the right thing in terms of listening to the security and intelligence servi...

Malcolm Rifkind | 588 c39 (Link to this contribution)

While I pay tribute to the many robust exchanges that the Prime Minister and other western leader...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c39 (Link to this contribution)

I hugely respect my right hon. and learned Friend’s position, views and experience, but on this p...

Dennis Skinner | 588 c39 (Link to this contribution)

Is there not something faintly comical about a British Prime Minister talking about putting more ...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c39 (Link to this contribution)

I do not even know where to start with the hon. Gentleman. When he started his question I thought...

Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 588 c39 (Link to this contribution)

Does my right hon. Friend agree that, when one looks for concrete practical steps that might be t...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c40 (Link to this contribution)

My right hon. and learned Friend is absolutely right. The change in Congress, if anything, makes ...

Catherine McKinnell | 588 c40 (Link to this contribution)

Will the Prime Minister update the House on specific progress on delivering transparency in extra...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c40 (Link to this contribution)

In this area, on this occasion, the G20 rather under-delivered. We have made progress on the exch...

John Redwood | 588 c40 (Link to this contribution)

Given that the United States has been the fastest-growing advanced economy since 2009, based on t...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c40 (Link to this contribution)

There was a discussion about energy, and it is notable now that America starts these intervention...

Keith Vaz | 588 c40 (Link to this contribution)

The summit marked the first face-to-face meeting between the Prime Minister and Indian Prime Mini...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c40 (Link to this contribution)

I had a very good meeting with Prime Minister Modi, who got the conference off to a good start by...

Liam Fox | 588 c41 (Link to this contribution)

I congratulate my right hon. Friend on some plain speaking on the European economic outlook, but ...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c41 (Link to this contribution)

My views on the euro are well known: I do not think that Britain should join it. However, there a...

Angus Robertson | 588 c41 (Link to this contribution)

This is my first opportunity to congratulate Nicola Sturgeon on becoming leader of the Scottish N...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c41 (Link to this contribution)

First, I am very happy to congratulate Nicola Sturgeon on her election and appointment. One thing...

Edward Leigh | 588 c41 (Link to this contribution)

Does my right hon. Friend agree with me that one can be a good, loyal, hard-working, tax-paying C...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c42 (Link to this contribution)

We made some very clear promises in our manifesto that we would lift our aid budget to reach the ...

Rushanara Ali | 588 c42 (Link to this contribution)

The Save Remittance Giving Campaign, which is supported by MPs, 120,000 British people and Olympi...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c42 (Link to this contribution)

The hon. Lady is absolutely right that remittances are a critical source of income for poor peopl...

Hugh Robertson | 588 c42 (Link to this contribution)

The Prime Minister is to be congratulated on the robust line he took with President Putin. Is he ...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c42 (Link to this contribution)

There were a number of discussions around the G20. I talked to President Obama about this issue a...

Derek Twigg | 588 c42 (Link to this contribution)

In order to compete better globally, we need to do something about our productivity problems—a su...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c43 (Link to this contribution)

We first need to recognise that this year has seen the largest fall in unemployment in Britain si...

Julian Lewis | 588 c43 (Link to this contribution)

Would it not send a very bad signal to President Putin when he is eyeing up the Baltic states if ...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c43 (Link to this contribution)

We have set out our plans for this Parliament, and we will have to set out our plans for the year...

Lord Walney | 588 c43 (Link to this contribution)

Does the need for these measures signal that the United Kingdom’s budget deficit will take even l...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c43 (Link to this contribution)

We have set out our plans in Budget and autumn statements, we have cut the budget deficit by a th...

Martin Horwood | 588 c43 (Link to this contribution)

The Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change has warned of the terrifying prospect of global wa...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c43 (Link to this contribution)

To be fair, I think that the European Union has been the leader in all this. We should note what ...

Alison McGovern | 588 c43 (Link to this contribution)

Immediate action on the Ebola crisis is important. I know that the Prime Minister will join me in...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c44 (Link to this contribution)

The hon. Lady is absolutely right. As we look for a replacement for the millennium development go...

Lord Robathan | 588 c44 (Link to this contribution)

Following the Russian invasion of eastern Ukraine, it is important for the international communit...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c44 (Link to this contribution)

My right hon. Friend is absolutely right. We—Britain and the European Union—do not seek a confron...

Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston | 588 c44 (Link to this contribution)

The Prime Minister seemed to be confident that the EU-US trade deal would not adversely affect th...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c44 (Link to this contribution)

What has led me to be so precise about this is the very clear statement by the EU Commissioner co...

Craig Whittaker | 588 c44 (Link to this contribution)

Given that nearly 20% of my working constituents work in manufacturing, and given our low unemplo...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c45 (Link to this contribution)

Our economy is performing well. We have seen growth of 3% this year, a fall in unemployment, the ...

Ian Lucas | 588 c45 (Link to this contribution)

If our economy is performing so well, why has the Budget deficit increased by over 10% during the...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c45 (Link to this contribution)

The Budget deficit has fallen. It has come down by a third since this Government came to office, ...

John Baron | 588 c45 (Link to this contribution)

Is not the danger with the policy of talking loudly but carrying a small stick that it eventually...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c45 (Link to this contribution)

I have great respect for my hon. Friend, but I just do not understand how it can be argued that a...

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick | 588 c45 (Link to this contribution)

Given that the Prime Minister announced at the weekend that he wants to put rocket boosters under...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c46 (Link to this contribution)

Again, on this issue of investor state dispute mechanisms, we have these in every single trade de...

Lord Garnier | 588 c46 (Link to this contribution)

As so many other economies are either faltering or declining and thus affecting our potential exp...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c46 (Link to this contribution)

What we have said is that we want to maintain our ambition to have the lowest rate of business ta...

Fiona O'Donnell | 588 c46 (Link to this contribution)

I am sure the Prime Minister agrees that we should judge the success of greater transparency in g...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c46 (Link to this contribution)

I do not have those figures for the hon. Lady. They were figures produced by the OECD at the meet...

Cheryl Gillan | 588 c46 (Link to this contribution)

Against the background of an uneven and fragile global economic recovery, may I congratulate the ...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c46 (Link to this contribution)

I think this hub can matter because an enormous number of huge infrastructure projects need to be...

Sheila Gilmore | 588 c47 (Link to this contribution)

A lot of people will like what the Prime Minister has said about TTIP and the health service, so ...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c47 (Link to this contribution)

As I said, these are all things that can be discussed and looked at. We should not be raising fea...

Bob Stewart | 588 c47 (Link to this contribution)

President Putin has announced large increases in Russia’s armed forces in the past few weeks. As ...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c47 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend knows these things well. President Putin is well aware that the NATO alliance has ...

Frank Roy | 588 c47 (Link to this contribution)

Will the Prime Minister confirm that the Government will donate £650 million to the green climate...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c47 (Link to this contribution)

We will make funds available in the right way following a pledging conference, but we want to ens...

John Whittingdale | 588 c47 (Link to this contribution)

Does my right hon. Friend accept not only that we are facing the threat of a further Russian mili...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c48 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. A number of leaders in the Baltic states have said how damagi...

Diana Johnson | 588 c48 (Link to this contribution)

The current and former independent reviewers of counter-terrorism legislation are both calling fo...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c48 (Link to this contribution)

The hon. Lady will have to wait for the announcement of the anti-terrorism Bill, which, as I say,...

Richard Drax | 588 c48 (Link to this contribution)

May I congratulate my right hon. Friend on going to such a rough country without taking four wars...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c48 (Link to this contribution)

I do not believe that a military escalation is the answer to this problem. I think the answer to ...

Andrew Gwynne | 588 c48 (Link to this contribution)

As the Member responsible for introducing the Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Act 2010, I have...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c49 (Link to this contribution)

The hon. Gentleman raises a very important point, about which there was a long discussion at the ...

Stephen Phillips | 588 c49 (Link to this contribution)

If Ebola is going to be beaten, it will have to be beaten in west Africa. However, two things tha...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c49 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. and learned Friend makes an important point. On quarantine, we have said that countries s...

Andy Sawford | 588 c49 (Link to this contribution)

Which Prime Minister showed up for the UK in the negotiations at the G20 on climate change—was it...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c49 (Link to this contribution)

It was the Prime Minister who introduced the world’s first green investment bank, which is now be...

Julian Smith | 588 c50 (Link to this contribution)

One myth about the trade deal with America is that it is a global stitch-up of big corporations. ...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c50 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend is right. Indeed, big businesses already have strong networks and lobbies in place...

Paul Flynn | 588 c50 (Link to this contribution)

In implementing the summit’s call, which said that developments in green energy will support econ...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c50 (Link to this contribution)

I think we should do both. We need a balanced energy policy that draws our energy from many diffe...

David Nuttall | 588 c50 (Link to this contribution)

Given Australia’s success in controlling immigration, did the Prime Minister pick up any useful t...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c50 (Link to this contribution)

I did discuss that issue with Tony Abbott, but Australia faces a rather different situation. Its ...

Andrew Love | 588 c50 (Link to this contribution)

Recognising the economic difficulties faced by the euro area as outlined by the Prime Minister, d...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c50 (Link to this contribution)

There was a good discussion about what is happening in the eurozone. The European Central Bank is...

Michael Ellis | 588 c51 (Link to this contribution)

It has been reported that there is a risk that money given to charities can end up in terrorists’...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c51 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise that matter. There is a problem with some organisatio...

Steve McCabe | 588 c51 (Link to this contribution)

If there is another global downturn, will the Prime Minister’s experience lead him to conclude th...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c51 (Link to this contribution)

One part of responding to these very difficult events is to ensure that one has a clear and sound...

Robin Walker | 588 c51 (Link to this contribution)

I commend the Prime Minister’s leadership on international tax transparency and his earlier answe...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c51 (Link to this contribution)

I will certainly look at that report. I am convinced that it was the right thing to do. It is no ...

William Bain | 588 c52 (Link to this contribution)

G20 countries have agreed to set out their post-2020 policies on climate change ahead of next yea...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c52 (Link to this contribution)

I do not think that is necessary. We, along with the rest of the European Union, have adopted rob...

Steve Barclay | 588 c52 (Link to this contribution)

Foreign nationals who are major funders of terrorism are on the UK sanctions list, but the House ...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c52 (Link to this contribution)

I am not aware of any, but I shall have to go away and look carefully at the point my hon. Friend...

Mark Durkan | 588 c52 (Link to this contribution)

Further to the Prime Minister’s point about the progress on corporate tax avoidance, he can ackno...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c52 (Link to this contribution)

Where I would seek common cause with the hon. Gentleman is on the idea that poorer countries are ...

Andrew Jones | 588 c53 (Link to this contribution)

The easiest way for people to travel to or from our country to participate in terrorism is obviou...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c53 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend makes a good point. The main penalty that airlines will face if they do not comply...

David Rutley | 588 c53 (Link to this contribution)

What assessment has my right hon. Friend made of the UK’s readiness to face possible future inter...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c53 (Link to this contribution)

The point I would make is that to cope with instability, a country needs a long-term plan to get ...

Henry Smith | 588 c53 (Link to this contribution)

In the past, I have fortunately been granted an Adjournment debate on G20 membership, in which I ...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c53 (Link to this contribution)

In terms of Argentine representation, Mrs Kirchner, the President, was not there because she is r...

Philip Hollobone | 588 c54 (Link to this contribution)

ISIS is opposed to our way of life and hates everything that Britain stands for. Given that Briti...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c54 (Link to this contribution)

I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend: that sight, and the fact that people who were born, broug...

Peter Bone | 588 c54 (Link to this contribution)

I would like to thank the Prime Minister on behalf of the whole House, I am sure, for coming to u...

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 588 c54 (Link to this contribution)

I am not aware of exactly why President Putin left early, or what the circumstances were. My expe...

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