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"If the UK votes to leave the EU on 23 June, do you expect to still have your job on 24 June?" asks Conservative Steve Baker.

"I've always believed that you respect the will of the people. What happens afterwards - I will cross that bridge," explains Lord Hill.

"What happens to me is the least important issue."

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Business in the House of Commons is due to begin shortly.

An urgent question on the creaking Syrian ceasefire has been tabled for 12.30pm, to be asked by co-chair of the Friends of Syria All Party Parliamentary Group, and Labour MP, Jo Cox.

The ceasefire came into force on Friday night and was widely thought to have held on the first day, but air attacks on behalf of the Syrian regime look to have resumed on Sunday in the Aleppo area and in Idlib province.

The Syrian High Negotiating Council (HNC), which represents rebel factions, claim breaches of the ceasefire have nullified the process.

The International Syria Support Group (ISSG) will meet in Geneva at the request of the French to examine whether the alleged breaches were deliberate, the product of competing misinterpretations of the ceasefire, or military error.

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One of the criticisms is the cost of EU regulation on financial services, says Labour's Helen Goodman.

"Could the total cost be avoided if we left the EU?"

Lord Hill explains that it would be dependent on what relationship was negotiated after Britain was to leave

"You would still have to comply with the legislation, but you wouldn't be able to shape it.

"These costs, a lot of which come from global regulatory standards, would exist."

Anti-EU ministers complaining about lack of access to official documents should "stop whingeing", In campaigner Lord Mandelson says.

The constitutional court in Germany considers whether to ban the far-right National Democratic Party - a stridently anti-immigrant group.

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Labour's Rachel Reeves notes remarks made by the Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond recently, speaking to Andrew Marr, that he fears that Europe without Britain would "lurch in the wrong direction".

"What do you think he means by that?" asks Ms Reeves.

"I imagine he means that Britain makes an important contribution to Europe in a number of areas," says Lord Hill.

"I think in terms of arguing for what people over here would think would be an outward-looking liberal approach, he'd probably think Britain has an important contribution to make in that respect."

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"You set out your stall fairly quickly," says Conservative Stephen Hammond.

He asks Lord Hill to tell the committee how much of the new regulatory changes were driven by him, the priorities of the Commission and the UK's desire for change.

"I think it's a bit of both of the first two," he replies.

Lord Hill tells the committee that regulatory changes are "clearly consistent with what the Commission as a whole is doing".

He continues by explaining that the collegiate nature of how the Commission works means that other colleagues "are behind it."

We answered questions you asked the BBC about the EU Referendum coming up on 23 June.

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The SNP's George Kerevan is up now, and asks Lord Hill if he thinks David Cameron's EU renegotiation agreement is legally binding on the European Court of Justice.

"I think it's clearly the case that the view of the Commission and Council is that this is a legally binding agreement," says Lord Hill.

"It's precedented," he continues, "and it worked before and everyone is clear that this is legally binding and the commitments in it will stand."

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Labou's Wes Streeting asks if Lord Hill agrees with remarks made in an EU speech by Chancellor George Osborne, that "we've allowed the opponents of economic reform and liberalisation to win the day".

Lord Hill says the agenda of the Commission is a new drive on free trade, the single market and on deregulation.

"I think in terms of the agenda of the Commission, it's clear where it's going. There are some aspects of the recent agreement that will add to that," he explains.

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The banker bonus cap comes under the remit of Věra Jourová, the EU Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, rather than that of Lord Hill.  

"Does it not make sense that when it comes to the bonus cap, it should be part of your remit?" asks Conservative Mark Garnier.

"What's your view in terms of trying to get this back?"

Lord Hill argues that "there are a lot of arrangements in Whitehall" where you could make a similar argument, in terms of "getting elements back".

"It isn't a great practical problem, we have a collegiate system," he continues.

BBC News UK

It seems that the European Union is poised to cap bank bonuses across the 27 members in the trading bloc.

The agreement was reached during eight hours of intense talks in Brussels between members of the European Parliament, the European Commission and representatives of all the governments.

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"Financial stability is an essential part of what I do," says Lord Hill, outlining his responsibilities to committee members.

"Where in any of the existing treaties, is responsibility for financial stability spelled out?" asks committee chair Andrew Tyrie.

Lord Hill replies that he cannot point to the "specific place" in a treaty where it is spelled out.

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Lord Hill has taken his seat and members of the committee start to take evidence.

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Steve Baker, external Conservative

Mark Garnier, external Conservative

Helen Goodman, external Labour

Stephen Hammond, external Conservative 

George Kerevan, external Scottish National Party

John Mann, external Labour 

Chris Philp, external Conservative 

Jacob Rees-Mogg, external Conservative

Rachel Reeves, external Labour 

Wes Streeting, external Labour

Andrew Tyrie, external (Chair) Conservative  

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