Draft EU Budget 2011

Part of Bill Presented – in the House of Commons at 5:32 pm on 13 October 2010.

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Photo of Justine Greening Justine Greening The Economic Secretary to the Treasury 5:32, 13 October 2010

I beg to move,

That this House
takes note of European Union Document No. SEC(2010) 473, Statement of Estimates of the European Commission for the financial year 2011; and supports the Government's efforts to maintain the 2011 EU budget at the cash levels equivalent to the 2010 budget, while ensuring better value for money in EU expenditure.

I very much welcome the fact that this debate is taking place in this Chamber for the first time in several years. The debate demonstrates the importance that the House attaches to scrutiny of the EU budget, to the UK's contribution to it, and to the value for money of EU expenditure.