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Debate between Chloe Smith and Mark Spencer
Wednesday 5th September 2012

(12 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Chloe Smith Portrait The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Miss Chloe Smith)
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This Government have undertaken the biggest programme of quango reforms in a generation to increase accountability, cut duplication and reduce costs. We have already reduced the number of public bodies by about 200, and by 2015 the overall number will be down by a third.

Mark Spencer Portrait Mr Spencer
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I welcome my hon. Friend to her new position and wish her well. What help and support have the Opposition given on the quango reform programme?

Chloe Smith Portrait Miss Smith
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That is a very appropriate question, because Government spending on quangos doubled under Labour, and by 2015 this Government will save the taxpayer a total of more than £2.6 billion, which is more than £150 per working household. It tells us all we need to know about Labour that it voted against those measures.