Gerald Kaufman
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(9 years, 4 months ago)
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Priti Patel
If the hon. Lady will let me respond, I will tell the House exactly that.
Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell) (Con)
You are the Father of the House!
Priti Patel
I thank my hon. Friend for his question. When we publish the data, they will cover all the relevant periods to which he has referred.
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton) (Lab)
I wish my hon. Friend the Member for Oldham East and Saddleworth (Debbie Abrahams) every good fortune in awaiting a reply to a letter to the Prime Minister, in view of the fact that in the last five years I have had exactly one letter from him, and that was after I had received a letter from No. 10 signed by somebody who did not exist.
I say to the junior Minister that she needs to take some lessons from her boss in dealing with questions in this House, because whatever the nature of his replies, he replies with courtesy. She needs to learn about that as well. Let me put it to the junior Minister that yesterday the Government broke a pledge about providing information and conducting consultation, and today we have a further example of the Government breaking a pledge. Will she explain whether this is simply arrogance or incompetence?
Priti Patel
With courtesy to the Father of the House, I would re-emphasise that the data will be published, and when they are published, he can review them.