Speech at PwC on Economic Security in the EU.docx
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SpeechatPwConEconomicSecurityintheEU
SpeechatPwConEconomicSecurityintheEU
PrimeMinisterDavidCameron
PwC,Birmingham
5April2016
Thankyou.Thankyouverymuch,Ian.Thanksforthatintroduction.Thankyouforthewelcome.It’sgreattobebackinBirmingham,greattobewithyouatPwC.
And,asIanhasjustsaid,we’vegot78daystogobeforethemostimportantpoliticaldecisionthatmostofuswillmakeinourlifetimes:
whethertostayinortoleaveareformedEuropeanUnion.Anditisinmanywaysbiggerthanageneralelection.Ifyoudon’tlikethechoiceyoumakeinageneralelection,youcanchangeyourmindin5years’timeandchuckthemout.Obviously,that’snotabitthatIparticularlylookforwardto,butnonetheless,it’saverypowerfulpartofoursystem.
ButthischoiceaboutEurope,itisachoiceforageneration,achoiceforalifetime:
dowestayinordowego?
Now,I’mveryclearthatthebestansweristostayin.Ithinkwearebetteroffin;Ithinkwe’restrongerin;Ithinkwe’resaferin,andIwanttosayawordabouteachofthose.
Safer,becauseofcoursewhatreallyensuresoursafetyisourpolice,ourintelligenceservice,ourrelationshipsaroundtheworld,butthere’snodoubtinmymind,havingbeenyourPrimeMinisterfor6years,thattheEuropeanUnion,theworkwedowithourpartners,theinformationwegetaboutcriminals,aboutterrorists,thathelpstokeepussafer.
Ibelievewe’restrongerinasacountrybecauseofcoursewe’rethefifthbiggesteconomyintheworld.WegetstrengththroughourmembershipofNATO,throughourmembershipoftheCommonwealth,throughourrelationshipwiththeUnitedStatesofAmericawhereIwaslastweek,butwedogetstrengthaswellbybeingpartoftheEuropeanUnion.We’rethere,abletomakedecisions,whetherit’sputtingsanctionsonIran,sotheydon’thaveanuclearweapon,orwhetheritishavingaunitedfrontagainstPutinandwhathe’sdoneintheUkraine.WearestrongerbecauseweareintheEuropeanUnion.
Ialsothinkwehavethebestofbothworlds.OurmembershipofEuropeanUnionisnotquitelikeanybodyelse’s.We’reinthesinglemarketbutwe’reoutofthesinglecurrency.WecanworkandtravelalloverEurope,butwemaintainourbordersandwedon’thavetoletpeopleintoourcountryifwethinktheyareathreattous.SoIthinkwehavethebestofbothworldsandthathasgotbetterwithmynegotiationbecauseI’vemadesuretheycannotdiscriminateagainstthepoundsterling,ourcurrency.I’vemadesurewehavetargetsforburdenreduction.I’vemadesurethatwe’llneverbepartofanevercloserpoliticalunion.
ButIthinkthemostpowerfulcaseforstayingin,andIwanttomentionthemostbeforeansweringyourquestions,isthatwearebetteroff;wearewealthier;we’remoreprosperous;we’llcreatemorejobs;we’llcreatemorelivelihoodsforpeopleinourcountryifwestayinareformedEuropeanUnion.
TheEuropeanUnioniseffectivelyamarketof500millionpeople,andamarketwecanselltowithoutquotas,withouttariffs,withouttaxes,withoutanyimpediment.AndwhenyouthinkofBritain,whenyouthinkofBirmingham,whenyouthinkoftheWestMidlands,weareatradingnation,weneedthosemarketsopen.Thatishowwecreatejobs.AroundaquarterofamillionjobshereintheWestMidlandsaredependentontradewithEurope.
Now,ofcourse,thattradewouldn’tdisappearaltogetherifweweretoleavetheEuropeanUnion,butwhatwouldbeinitsplaceintermsoftherules?
Whatsortofdealwouldwehave?
Andhere’swhereIthinkyourindustries,andtheindustriesyousupport,intheservicessectorneedtothinkaboutthissocarefully.Becausethetruthisthis:
servicesmakeup80%oftheBritisheconomy,4fifthsoftheBritisheconomy.Andit’sabsolutelyvitalforourservicesindustriesthatwehavefullaccesstothatEuropeansinglemarket.AndifweleavetheEU,wethereforehavetohavesomesortofdealwiththeEUtogiveusaccess.Here’stheabsolutelykeychoice:
ifwewentforadeallikeNorwaywhichisoutoftheEuropeanUnionbutalmostafullmemberofthesinglemarket,you’dstillhavetopayintotheEU,likeNorwaydoes,andacceptthefreemovementofpeoplefromtheEU,likeNorwaydoes,andyetyou’dhavenosayovertherulesthatgoverntradeorservicesorstandardsoranythingelse.Nowthat’snotagooddeal.Andyoudon’tjusthavetotakethatfromme;thatistheviewoftheNorwegianPrimeMinisteraswell.Theysaytous,‘Don’tgofortheNorwayoption.’
Sothealternativetothatwouldbeafreetradeagreement.Now,Canadahas,orisabouttohave,thebiggestfreetradeagreementthereiswiththeEuropeanUnion,andsomeoftheprincipalproponentsofBritainleavingtheEUhavesaidweshouldhaveaCanada-styledeal.Buthere’stherub:
TheCanada-styledealdoesnothavereallyanygoodprovisionsaboutservices.
Letmejustgiveyouacoupleofexamples.ACanadianairlinecanflybetweenCanadaandaEuropeancity,butitcan’tflywithinEurope.Well,whatwouldthatmeanforeasyJetorforRyanair,forcompanieslikethat,thataresovitalintermsofthecheapairflightsthatweallenjoy?
Letmegiveyouanotherexample.Ifyou’reatelevisionstation,ifyou’relocatedinBritain,youcanbroadcastallthewaythroughtheEuropeanUnion;notifyou’reaCanadiantelevisionstationunderthedeal.Thinkoffinancialservices,andyouhelpsomanyfinancialservicescompanies.Withourarrangements,insidethesinglemarket,ifyou’relocatedinBritain,youcantradeinanyEuropeancountry.Ifyou’reCanada,yourfinancialservicescompanieswon’tbeabletodothat.They’dhavetosetupineachandeveryEuropeancountry.
So,here’sthetruth:
ifweleavetheEuropeanUnion,andifwehaveadeallikeaCanadafreetradedeal,itwillbeverybadforoureconomy.Itwillbebadforjobs.Itwillbebadforinvestment.Anditwillbeparticularlybadforservicesindustriesthatneedthosemarketsopen.WehaveabrilliantmanufacturingsectorinBritain;it’simportantthatwekeepitgoing,notleastwiththehugesuccessofJaguarLandRovernotfarawayfromhere.Butwe’realsothepeoplethatdesignthebuilding,thatconsultonthedeal,thatinsurethepremises,thatprovidethosevitalservices,thosesalesandotherservicesrightthroughouttheEuropeanUnion.AndIthinkthataboveallisthereasonwhyweshouldrejecttheideaofafreetradedealandrecognisewearebetteroffinsideaEuropeanUnion.Andthat’showIhopeyou’llvotein78days’time.
ButIjustwanttomakeonefinalpointbeforetakingyourquestions,becauseIthinkalotoftheseargumentscanalwaysbequitedry,quitetechnical.They’reaboutjobsandinvestment,vitallyimportant,butthere’salsosomethingelseweshouldalwaysthinkaboutwhenweconsiderthisquestionofinorout.Andthatisitmaybe78daysuntilthatreferendum,butitisalsoonly70yearsagothatthecountriesofEuropewerefightingeachotherandkillingeachother’scitizensinhugenumbers.
Andyes,it’sfrustrating,theEuropeanUnion,andIcantellyou,asthepersonwhositsroundthattabletilloften3or4inthemorning,negotiatingcomplexdeals,itcanbeincrediblyfrustrating.Butthefactthatwetalktoeachother,thefactthatweworkwitheachother,thefactthatwetryandcollaborateandcooperatetotackletheproblemsandissuesthatwefaceascountriesissomuchbetterthanwhatcamebeforeandweshouldneverforgetthat,whereasourcontinenthadbeenwrackedbywarandconflict,wehavefoundawaynowtotalktoeachother,toworktogether.Andthatissomething,whenwethinkaboutthisvote–whichisnotjustforourgeneration,butit’sforourchildrenandourgrandchildren–somethingthatIhopewe’llthinkabout.
Thankyouagainforthewelcome.Ilookforwardtothequestions.Whateveryoudecidetodo,pleasedovotein78days’time.Peoplesaythere’salotofissuesofsovereigntyatstakeinthisreferendum.Well,thisisagiantactofsovereignty.You,theBritishpeople,aregoingtodecide:
dowestayinordowegetout?
Ihopeyouvotetostayin,particularlyafterthenegotiationIconcluded,butit’syourchoice.Iwillobeytheordersyougivemeon23June.Thankyouverymuch.
Right,okay.Questions,points?
We’vegotsomefromthepresshereaswell.Let’shavetheladybehindme.Herecomesamicrophone;youmaynotneedit,butjustsotheygetyouallthewayupthere.
Question:
Hi,EleanorPerfect.I’mtheEUgrantsleadforPwCUK,soIworkwithPwCclientstoaccessHorizon2020funding.What’stheplanifwevotetoleave,tomitigatethe…?
PrimeMinister:
Verygoodpoint.Incaseeverybodydoesn’tknow,theHorizon2020programme,thatisthemoneyparticularlyforuniversities,whereBritainactuallydoesextremelywelloutofscienceandtechnologyanduniversityfunding.IfwelookattheWestMidlandsasawhole,Ithinkthere’sabout£700millionworthofEuropeanregionalfundingcomingintotheWestMidlandsbetweennowand2020.
Nowofcourse,ifwelefttheEUwewouldhavetomakesurewefundedscienceinouruniversities,andwehadtheotherregionalfundsequivalenttothosethings.Butyouknow,wecan’tguaranteewhatitwouldbe.Andinaway,it’saquestionfortheOutcampaigntoanswer:
wouldyoureplicatetheveryimportantfundingthat’sgoingintoBritishuniversitiesorwouldn’tyou?
ButitisinterestingthatBritishuniversities,byandlarge,aresolidlybehindstayinginareformedEuropeanUnion.
Andalso,there’sthispoint:
ifwelefttheEU,it’sprettyclear–andtheBankofEnglandhavesaidthis–therewouldbeashocktooureconomyandwewouldsufferintermsofafallinour
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