Oral Answers to Questions

Dennis Skinner Excerpts
Tuesday 15th January 2019

(5 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. I was going to call Mr Skinner, who I thought was perched a moment ago.

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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He is perched again; in fact he is more than perched.

Dennis Skinner Portrait Mr Skinner
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The Secretary of State has been very fond today of talking about the long-term plan. I am 86 years of age, and the reason I am able to ask this question is because under Labour—is he listening?—the money that went in was trebled from £33 billion to £100 billion, an increase of £67 billion. That is why I am still here: I had my operation for cancer, and it was successful; I had an operation for a bypass, and it was successful; and I had a hip replacement, and I can still walk backwards. That is the Labour story—just remember it!