Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con): This is rightly difficult territory. I am relieved to hear that Ministers have reconsidered the transitional arrangements, and I am pleased that the Opposition welcome that. In the noise and heat of the debate, important truths are getting lost or ignored. We are not generous enough towards the disabled, and

Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con): I rise to support the Prime Minister. I think he had no alternative but to say no to a very unsatisfactory deal and to a totally inappropriate proposed measure at that Council. Nor do I think he has lost Britain influence by doing it; I think he has won Britain

Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con): When will we see more of the details of the credit easing scheme and what is the Minister’s forecast of the monthly draw-down for the rest of this year? The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mr Mark Hoban): We are working with banks on the details behind the national loan

Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con): I welcome anything that recognises that it is the role of shareholders and competitive markets to decide pay in companies. With that in mind, let us consider what happens where the Government are the shareholder. Will the Secretary of State remind us what deal the Labour Government signed up to

Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con): Will the hon. Lady explain why Labour Ministers accepted and approved such grotesque contracts for RBS, so that they now personify payment for failure? Rachel Reeves (Leeds West) (Lab): We introduced a bank bonus tax to get some money back from the banks. The Government refused to go ahead with

Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con): A number of people who have written to me condemning the High Speed 2 project have alleged that Britain has to build it under the EU network ruling. Will the Minister confirm that Britain remains free to make its own decision on whether to have High Speed 2? The Financial

Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con): May we have an early debate on who speaks for England and who should make decisions for England in an increasingly devolved United Kingdom? The Leader of the House of Commons (Sir George Young): I understand my right hon. Friend’s concern. We announced on Tuesday the establishment of the West

Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con): Does the Minister agree that the gloom about the consequences of an early break-up of the euro has been greatly exaggerated, bearing in mind the very positive economic experience for eastern European countries from the break-up of the rouble zone—very similar to the euro—in the early 1990s? The Minister for

Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con): What do the Government propose should happen to the shared debts and the shared membership of the European Union were Scotland to leave the Union? The Secretary of State for Scotland (Michael Moore): The right hon. Gentleman asks an important question. I am sure that it is one of many

Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con): Will the Secretary of State tell us how much the Government propose to spend on the project during this Parliament, and will she confirm that no construction contracts will be let during this Parliament? The Secretary of State for Transport (Justine Greening): No construction contracts will be let during this