Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Oral Answers to Questions

Carolyn Harris Excerpts
Tuesday 27th October 2015

(9 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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George Osborne Portrait Mr Osborne
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Of course I would be very happy to meet my hon. Friend and other Kent MPs affected by the traffic jams that build up when there is disruption at the channel tunnel. We have made available Manston airport as a temporary measure to help alleviate the congestion caused by Operation Stack. There is a proposal from Kent about a much bigger investment in a longer-term solution and I will be happy to talk to my hon. Friend and his colleagues about that.

Carolyn Harris Portrait Carolyn Harris (Swansea East) (Lab)
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T3. Given the growing evidence that fixed-odds betting terminals are being used as a prime vehicle through which to launder money, will the Chancellor assure the House that there will be a prominent focus on the machines in his upcoming anti-laundering action plan?

Harriett Baldwin Portrait The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Harriett Baldwin)
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The hon. Lady will be aware that we are in the process of considering how we implement the fourth anti-money-laundering directive. We will be looking closely at the evidence, and I encourage her to get in touch with me.