Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Iain Stewart Excerpts
Wednesday 21st March 2012

(12 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Maude of Horsham Portrait Mr Maude
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I am completely confident that the members of the West Lothian commission will read the hon. Gentleman’s remarks with great interest.

Iain Stewart Portrait Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South) (Con)
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T4. Will my right hon. Friend tell the House when the plans to refurbish No. 70 Whitehall were approved?

Lord Maude of Horsham Portrait Mr Maude
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Those plans were approved in 2008, when the current Leader of the Opposition was Minister for the Cabinet Office. It is therefore surprising that the shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office chose recently to mount an unprovoked attack on the decision made by his party leader.