Andrew Duff responds to Blair speech on EU Budget Deal in the European Parliament

3.36.53pm GMT Tue 20th Dec 2005

Andrew Duff, ALDE spokesman on Constitutional Affairs responded to the speech by Tony Blair in the European Parliament in Brussels today on the budget deal agreed at the weekend by calling for a Committee of Enquiry.

Mr Duff said 'There should be a Committee of enquiry which will radically reform the financial systems of the EU including reform of the CAP and that the European Parliament should play a full part in the enquiry.'

'I expect that there can by useful synergy between the review of the financial system and the period of reflection on future Constitutional arrangements that will end in 2008.'

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