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Geraint Davies Excerpts

Tuesday 13th July 2010 Commons Chamber

[Mr Gauke]

I can confirm to my hon. Friend that it remains our long-term objective to raise the income tax threshold to £10,000, and we have made significant progress.

[Geraint Davies (Swansea West) (Lab/Co-op)]

Can the Chief Secretary tell the House whether he thinks it is completely ethical for the definition of “unemployment” to be changed just before Prime Minister’s Question Time and for that be made public without telling the media that that was the case? Would he comment on the fact that the person who did this was seconded from a hedge fund and is therefore not independent? Will the Chief Secretary therefore confirm that that was the reason why this person had to resign and bring scorn—

[Mr Speaker]

Order. I must limit the hon. Gentleman to two questions—one answer will suffice.