EU Council - 12th December 2011

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate EU Council.

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2011-12-12/debates/1112127000001/EUCouncil

15:32 The Prime Minister

Let me turn to what this means for Britain. Britain remains a full member of the European Union, and the events of the last week do nothing to change that. Our membership of the EU is vital to our national interest. We are a trading nation, and we need the single market for trade, investment and jobs. The EU makes Britain a gateway to the largest single market in the world for investors; it secures half of our exports and millions of British jobs; and membership of the EU strengthens our ability to progress our foreign policy objectives, too, giving us a strong voice on the global stage on issues such as trade and, as we have seen in Durban this week, climate change and the environment.

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16:37 Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD)

Against the odds, an excellent deal on climate change was agreed in Durban this weekend, with the UK playing a leading role alongside our EU counterparts. Would the Prime Minister reflect on whether such constructive and positive diplomacy might be a better approach to securing British interests than rushing for the exit?

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