Business of the House Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Business of the House

Andrew Bridgen Excerpts
Thursday 5th September 2013

(11 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Lansley Portrait Mr Lansley
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I listened to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. He made perfectly good sense and used no jargon at all. He set out absolutely the right objective and policy. He is determined to get there on time and on budget. I heard that several times—he could not have been clearer.

Andrew Bridgen Portrait Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con)
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When questioned about High Speed 2 on Tuesday, the permanent secretary to the Treasury, Sir Nick Macpherson, told the Treasury Committee that:

“There will be opportunities to reassess it”

and that the Government

“have not signed a blank cheque”.

Will the Leader of the House confirm that that is the Government’s view?