Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

Amber Rudd Excerpts
Tuesday 10th July 2012

(12 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Nick Clegg Portrait The Deputy Prime Minister
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Liz Sayce, the expert in question, said that the practice of effectively segregating people in one part of the labour market, away from everyone else, was not a sensible way of protecting their interests in the 21st century.

Amber Rudd Portrait Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye) (Con)
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Many of my constituents have written to me to express their support for House of Lords reform, but many have also taken the opportunity to remind me of our need to reduce the cost of politics. Will the Deputy Prime Minister tell us whether the reforms will significantly increase the cost of politics?

Nick Clegg Portrait The Deputy Prime Minister
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In effect, when the reforms across Parliament are all said and done, they will be cost-neutral.