Changes to the Budget Debate

Full Debate: Read Full Debate
Department: HM Treasury

Changes to the Budget

Jacob Rees-Mogg Excerpts
Monday 11th June 2012

(11 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
Read Full debate Read Hansard Text Read Debate Ministerial Extracts

Urgent Questions are proposed each morning by backbench MPs, and up to two may be selected each day by the Speaker. Chosen Urgent Questions are announced 30 minutes before Parliament sits each day.

Each Urgent Question requires a Government Minister to give a response on the debate topic.

This information is provided by Parallel Parliament and does not comprise part of the offical record

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
- Hansard - - - Excerpts

Accommodating the interests of colleagues will require brevity, to be exemplified by Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg.

Jacob Rees-Mogg Portrait Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset) (Con)
- Hansard - -

Does the Minister agree that the real things that must not be changed are a tight fiscal policy and a loose money policy? There is no alternative.

David Gauke Portrait Mr Gauke
- Hansard - - - Excerpts

My hon. Friend is absolutely right: this Government, in contrast to the Labour party, remain committed to getting the public finances under control.