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John Redwood
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(12 years, 8 months ago)
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The Deputy Prime Minister
What went wrong was the Labour Government for 13 years. They created the most unholy mess in 2008, which we are now having to clear up. The only way to get the economy moving is to fix the deficit, get banks lending money again and make sure we have a tax and benefits system that pays people to work.
Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con)
Will the Deputy Prime Minister introduce a freedom Bill to get rid of a lot of bossy and unloved regulations?
The Deputy Prime Minister
As my right hon. Friend knows, we have already introduced a large set of measures that have removed a lot of unnecessary clutter from the statute book, and we will grab any further opportunities to do so with open arms.