Chris Williamson
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Wednesday 26th June 2013
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Mr Osborne
The short answer is yes, and the Exchequer Secretary is doing an excellent job in changing that culture, with the Department.
Chris Williamson (Derby North) (Lab)
The Chancellor talked about rail investment in his statement. How many jobs is he creating in Dusseldorf, now that his Government have finalised their plans to spend £1.6 billion building the Thameslink trains in Germany, rather than in Derby? Is that a sensible use of taxpayers’ money?
Mr Osborne
Well, we were operating under the procurement rules of the previous Government.