Orders of the Day — European Communities (Finance) Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 3:39 pm on 28 November 1994.

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Photo of Kenneth Clarke Kenneth Clarke The Chancellor of the Exchequer 3:39, 28 November 1994

My hon. Friend the Member for Wirral, South (Mr. Porter), not for the first time, speaks for the voice of common sense. I certainly intend in due course to deal with the extremely important question of how we stop fraud and how we stop the misuse of this money. If I have time, I should like to go on to the far more important question of how we get better value for the money that we spend, which is an important issue highlighted by the Bill. I shall deal with those questions and try to explain why I believe that the present situation is not the same as the past. Very much more is being done, although I believe that we must ensure that more is achieved to get a grip on the issue.