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Jane Ellison

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Oral Answers to Questions

Jane Ellison Excerpts
Monday 30th April 2012

(12 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Grant Shapps Portrait Grant Shapps
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That is simple. This Mayor has delivered 50,000 affordable houses for rent, outperforming the previous Labour Mayor. If constituents vote for him again, he will deliver even more next time.

Jane Ellison Portrait Jane Ellison (Battersea) (Con)
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Has the Secretary of State had the opportunity to compare the track records on council tax for the current Mayor of London and his Labour predecessor?

Lord Pickles Portrait Mr Pickles
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It is a very straightforward comparison. Each year under Ken Livingstone, the council tax went up; each year under Boris Johnson, the council tax was either frozen or went down.