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Oral Answers to Questions

Alan Whitehead Excerpts
Monday 30th April 2012

(12 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Pickles Portrait Mr Pickles
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It is a very straightforward comparison. Each year under Ken Livingstone, the council tax went up; each year under Boris Johnson, the council tax was either frozen or went down.

Alan Whitehead Portrait Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test) (Lab)
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Does the Secretary of State intend to continue with his Department’s consultation on home improvements and related energy efficiencies in the green deal, or is he proposing to scrap it in the light of the advice from a No. 10 spokesman who said that the proposals were bonkers and would not happen?

Lord Pickles Portrait Mr Pickles
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We are currently considering all applications during the consultation. We will be looking closely at that and we will ensure that we do not place an undue burden on the public.