Balanced Budget Rule Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Balanced Budget Rule

Julian Knight Excerpts
Wednesday 23rd January 2019

(5 years, 10 months ago)

Westminster Hall
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Peter Dowd Portrait Peter Dowd
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First, I did not make the latter point. The Tories can make up their own policies on the hoof—but don’t make up ours. Secondly, the Minister still has not answered the question. It has nothing to do with the outcome; it is about why the Government, if they are so economically capable and confident, have missed all their targets.

Julian Knight Portrait Julian Knight (Solihull) (Con)
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He has already answered you.

Peter Dowd Portrait Peter Dowd
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No, he hasn’t.