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David Lidington

Minister for Europe, London

Part of FCDO Outreach

10th March 2011 London, UK

Partnerships for competitiveness and growth

http://youtu.be/DkRMwxLsowM

I am visiting Denmark today; yesterday I was in the Netherlands. I’ve met with members of the Governments of both countries as well as business leaders and Parliamentarians. The UK has important bilateral political, economic and trade relationships with both the Netherlands and Denmark, and in my visits I’m keen to explore how we can work together in the EU to drive forward some of our shared priorities, on competitiveness and growth.

I gave a speech on EU enlargement in The Hague yesterday. The experiences of the last decade show that further enlargement makes good business sense, removing barriers and facilitating trade. You can read the full speech here.

This video, recorded yesterday, explores the history of our relationship with the Netherlands, and our shared outlook today.

About David Lidington

David Lidington MP was appointed Minister of State at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office on 14 May 2010. David Lidington was elected to Parliament in 1992 and is the Member…

David Lidington MP was appointed Minister of State at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office on 14 May 2010.
David Lidington was elected to Parliament in 1992 and is the Member of Parliament for Aylesbury.
He worked for BP and RTZ before spending three years as Special Advisor to Douglas Hurd in the Home Office and Foreign Office.
His proudest political achievement was successfully promoting a
Private Members Bill which became the Chiropractors Act in 1994. He
believes that this piece of legislation has made a real difference to
many people’s lives.
He has a long standing passion for history, and has twice captained a
champion team on University Challenge, first in 1979 and then in 2002
when the Sidney Sussex team became “champion of champions” in University
Challenge Reunited.
He is married to Helen Lidington and has four sons.

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