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David T C Davies

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Points of Order

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Wednesday 15th June 2016

(8 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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I shall save up the hon. Member for St Albans (Mrs Main) for later. I call Mr David T. C. Davies.

David T C Davies Portrait David T. C. Davies (Monmouth) (Con)
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Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. You seem to have confirmed that you are not aware of any such Budget. That being the case, is it in order for members of the Government to be going around telling the press that there is such a Budget when it does not in fact exist?

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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The hon. Gentleman is being a bit cheeky. I know of no such plan. The hon. Gentleman is an assiduous constituency representative and he is a politician. He knows very well that all sorts of things are speculated upon and made the subject of conversation and rumour. All I know is what concerns the business of the House today. What people say outside the House is a matter for them. If people have important things to say on public policy—between now and next Thursday, for example—it would perhaps be prudent and judged to be courteous to say them in the House of Commons.