48 Quotes by John Hutton

There is no such thing as free regulation.

We will not put the long-term stability of the public finances at risk,

As Tony Blair has made clear, our fundamental challenge is how to make Europe work better.

At the heart of these challenges lies the question of how the institutions of the European Union make laws, the types of laws they pass and the effectiveness with which those laws are implemented on civil society and the economy.

Is it his remit to have a functioning IT system? Yes. What will that new IT system be? I don't know. Sir David Henshaw is looking at designing a new IT system.

Primary care must never be seen simply as a set of organisational structures.

Our aim, during our Presidency in the next six months will be to lead this challenge, to show that Europe can function in a mature and responsible way, to start delivering tangible results that show we are taking people's concerns seriously.

Advances in technology and in our understanding of illness and disease together with an expanded workforce and greater resources will allow us to provide more services to a higher quality.

So that we focus not on competing visions for Europe but on what Europe can do to improve economic growth, to give us a cleaner environment, to create more jobs, to make us more secure.