Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

Jane Ellison Excerpts
Wednesday 21st March 2012

(12 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton Portrait The Prime Minister
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The point I would make is that Ken twice promised to freeze fares and twice did not deliver, but the difference between Boris and Ken is that Boris pays his taxes and Ken does not.

Jane Ellison Portrait Jane Ellison (Battersea) (Con)
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On that very subject, I look forward in the Budget later to measures on tax avoidance, but does the Prime Minister agree that people seeking high office in public life should set a better example?

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton Portrait The Prime Minister
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My hon. Friend makes an important point. I note that Ken Livingstone has said that if he is elected Mayor of London, he will fully pay his taxes. It is not for me to hand out political advice, but my advice would be to pay them before the campaign gets going.