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Amendment of the Law

Debate between David Amess and Kate Green
Wednesday 23rd March 2011

(13 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Amess Portrait Mr Amess
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I believe that the only commitment that we gave was to match spending on the health service.

Kate Green Portrait Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab)
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I wanted to check whether the hon. Gentleman’s position of not relishing cuts—I am sure that he does not relish them—reflects the position of his party generally, given that the Chair of the Treasury Committee said this morning that he believed that public spending should be reduced, even if we were not in deficit.

David Amess Portrait Mr Amess
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I was not at the Select Committee this morning—[Interruption.] I am afraid that I missed the speech that my hon. Friend the Member for Chichester (Mr Tyrie) made on the Budget. I will have to discuss the issue with him later.