Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Jim Cunningham Excerpts
Wednesday 25th June 2014

(10 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Maude of Horsham Portrait Mr Maude
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We have already done a great deal on this front, as my hon. Friend recognises, but there is much more that can be done to collocate different public sector agencies, including local government. That not only saves a lot of money by sharing the overhead, but provides a much more convenient place for the citizen and businesses to interact with the state in its different forms.

Jim Cunningham Portrait Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab)
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T5. The Government agreed to refund the Big Lottery Fund the £675 million taken for the Olympics. With the sales of the Olympic assets, is that still going ahead? How will the lottery be refunded if Olympic assets are leased instead of sold?

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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If the Minister heard that, I congratulate him on his hearing. The acoustics were not great.